Thousands of cars were lined up across the highway as people were evacuating Southwest Florida ahead of Hurricane Milton.

As Florida's Gulf Coast braces for the impacts of Hurricane Milton Wednesday, the storm is causing severe weather across the state.

A tornado has crossed Interstate 75 in Florida as Hurricane Milton approaches, weather officials say. The National Weather Service in Miami posted a photo of the funnel crossing the highway Wednesday morning on the social media platform X with the dire warning: “TORNADO crossing I-75 as we speak!