As Hurricane Milton intensified to a Category 5 storm on Monday, the National Hurricane Center has warned that life-threatening conditions could be seen in Mexico.

Residents and tourists in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula were bracing as Hurricane Milton rapidly strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico, becoming a Category 5 storm on Monday on a path toward

Early Tuesday morning, Hurricane Milton was brushing the northern part of the Yucatán Peninsula as it continued on its path toward Florida.