The storm brewing in the Gulf of Mexico is quickly ramping up to a Category 5 hurricane as it heads toward Florida, which Hurricane Helene just hit.

Another hurricane is in the Gulf of Mexico and it's expected to hit Florida this week. Here's the latest predictions and if it could impact Mississippi.

Hurricane Milton strengthened as it moved through the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, heading toward Florida and threatening to hit one of the state's major population areas with powerful storm surges, heavy rain, and damaging winds, just two weeks after the deadly Hurricane Helene inundated the coast.