Hurricane Milton, already a monster Category 5 storm, continued to strengthen on Monday and now packs sustained winds of 180 mph as it remains on course to make landfall on Florida's west coast by Wednesday.

The Category 5 Hurricane Milton was expected to grow larger on Tuesday as it threatened Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula on its way to Florida, where more than a million people were ordered to evacuate from its path.

Hurricane Milton surged Monday into a monster Category 5 storm with 180 mph winds in the Gulf of Mexico, and is forecast to remain a dangerous major hurricane ahead of landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast.