Category 5 will be about 400 miles across when it hits Florida at a Cat 3 or 4

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Monster storm re-intensifies to Category 5 as Florida braces for direct hit

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Some Floridians struggle to evacuate as Milton bears down

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Major flood protection project in Tampa is incomplete as city braces for Milton's storm surge

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A Florida mobile home park is told to evacuate but some residents have nowhere to go

NBC News' Al Roker reports Milton will nearly double in size before landfall