"We're saturated. Our city is saturated from the rain we've just had ... there are places where there's standing water in medians."

After making a Gulf Coast landfall, Milton is forecast to sustain hurricane strength while trekking east of Orlando and churning out over the Atlantic Ocean.

Mandatory evacuations are underway in Hillsborough County, Florida, which is in the crosshairs of the approaching Hurricane Milton. And the mayor of Tampa issued a grave warning to those who defy the evacuation order.