Live updates on Hurricane Milton: The storm is getting bigger as it gets closer to Florida

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Florida residents exposed to Hurricane Milton have received a final emergency alert urging them to “GET OUT NOW” before the storm makes landfall Wednesday evening.

As Milton's intensity continues to fluctuate and weakens again to a Category 4 hurricane on Wednesday morning, the National Hurricane Center predicts it will be “one of the most destructive hurricanes ever for West Central Florida.”

The storm's magnitude continues to increase and winds are expected to increase along Florida's west coast this afternoon, the NHC warned.

In Pinellas County's latest emergency warning, officials urged residents to “GET OUT NOW. This is your last chance to get out before the storm.”

Federal and state officials urged those in Milton's path to evacuate to avoid “catastrophic” winds, up to 18 inches of rain and storm surges up to 15 feet high before the major hurricane hits Florida's central west coast.

“This is the 11th hour. If you are in an evacuation zone, now is the time to get out,” Hillsborough County Sheriff Chard Chronister told CNN on Wednesday.

Vice President Kamala Harris warned that even Florida's toughest residents would not survive the “historic” hurricane, she said The Late Show on Tuesday evening.