Kemp issued a state of emergency for counties that may feel impacts such as storm surge or tropical-storm force winds from Milton, and Chatham County is among them.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp issued a state of emergency for counties that could be affected by Hurricane Milton, which could hit Florida Wednesday evening.

Hurricane Milton is forecast to retain major hurricane status and expand in size as it approaches the west coast of Florida, the National Hurricane Center said Tuesday. Milton was located about 520 miles southwest of Tampa,