Polk County schools are open Monday, but will shut down Tuesday for three days. Sandbag locations are opening across the county.

Hurricane Storm Milton, currently a Category 4 Hurricane, is expected to make landfall on the west coast of Florida in coming days. However, the National Hurricane Center and the National Weather Service are not yet certain where it will hit.

Hurricane Milton has rapidly strengthened into a Category 4 hurricane on a path toward Florida population centers including Tampa and Orlando, threatening a dangerous storm surge in Tampa Bay and setting the stage for potential mass evacuations less

Milton, which became a hurricane Sunday, is predicted to reach Category 3 status and capable of causing ''devastating damage.''

Milton strengthened into a major hurricane Monday on a path toward Florida population centers including Tampa and Orlando, threatening a storm surge as high as 12 feet in Tampa Bay and setting the stage for potential mass evacuations less than two weeks after a catastrophic Hurricane Helene swamped the coastline.