A stunningly precise forecast of Hurricane Milton’s track gave Floridians a strong head start to prepare this past week. It marked the latest instance that a major hurricane has been mapped in precise detail — its path was accurately predicted a whole four days before it made landfall.

Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall Wednesday night as a major hurricane on the Gulf Coast of Florida. Time to evacuate running out as Hurricane Milton stalks Florida Storm surge is the deadliest when it comes to impacts seen from a hurricane.

Hurricane Milton plowed into the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday after cutting a destructive path across Florida that spawned tornados, killed at least 10 people and left millions without power, but the storm did not trigger the catastrophic surge of seawater that was feared.