Forecasters say Milton is expected to be a hurricane small in size, but Jacksonville will still be impacted with rain, flooding and high winds.

Milton will probably make landfall Wednesday as a Category 2 or 3 hurricane, with the potential for a disastrous storm surge in the Tampa Bay area.

Leslie had winds of 40 miles per hour as it became a tropical storm in the Atlantic late Wednesday. Forecasters expect it to become a hurricane in a couple of days as it slowly moves northwest, the National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory.