Hurricane Milton is speeding towards Florida, where thousands have already evacuated their homes amid fears the Category 5 level storm could bring devastating 165mph winds

Brevard County is under a hurricane warning, as well as under a local state of emergency. The hurricane slowed a little as of Tuesday morning, but it's still expected to move onto the west coast of Florida on Wednesday night and emerge out into the Atlantic during daylight hours Thursday,

Final preparations for Hurricane Milton should be made Tuesday, officials advised as the powerful Category 4 hurricane makes its way to Florida. Brevard County is under a hurricane warning, as well as under a local state of emergency.

Several tornadoes have touched down in Florida as Hurricane Milton approaches the state's west coast. CBS News meteorologist and hurricane expert David Yeomans is tracking the storm, and Danny Alvarez,

This hurricane has some active bands of thunderstorms with tornadoes. This is important because they are happening outside of the traditional hurricane area.