Florida (USA) - A huge hurricane is moving through the Gulf of Mexico and heading for the US state of Florida! When climate and weatherexpert John Morales reports live to NBC6 about the impending hurricane "Milton", he suddenly bursts into tears.

"It's just an incredible, incredible, incredible hurricane," says Morales in the clip, which the channel published on X .

With a shaky voice, the weather expert then asks for apologies. "This is simply appalling."

The meteorologist later returned to his emotional outburst on X . He made it clear that the "extreme weather caused by global warming" had changed him too.

In his report published at the end of September, he recalled Hurricane Helene , which recently caused more than 150 deaths in the south-east of the USA.

Now the next hurricane is threatening to hit the Florida coast onWednesday evening (local time).

"After being a Category 5 monster storm for most of Monday, Milton was downgraded to a Category 4 early Tuesday, with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph (about 250 km/h; editor's note) - just two mph below a Category 5 [...]," the National Weather Service said.

However, "Milton" is expected to become stronger again. There is a threat of devastating effects. Experts are predicting destructive hurricane-force winds, life-threatening storm surges, heavy rain and flooding.

In an interview with CNN, Mayor of Tampa Jane Castor (63) warned the population in no uncertain terms: "If you choose to stay in one of the evacuation areas, you will die," said Castor.

According to a report in theLos Angeles Times, the threat posed by Milton has triggered what could be Florida's largest evacuation since Hurricane Irma in 2017. Mandatory evacuations have already been ordered by authorities in 10 Florida counties , including Hillsborough County - where Tampa is located.

Residents living outside the storm surge area should at least gather supplies and prepare for at least a week without power and water, they said.