By Daniel Trotta and Brad Brooks (Reuters) -Hurricane Milton weakened slightly to a still powerful Category 4 storm on Tuesday as it threatened Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula on its way to Florida, where more than a million people were ordered to evacuate from its path.

(Reuters) - Milton has rapidly intensified into a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Monday. Milton is located about 150 miles (240 km) west of Progreso Mexico, with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph (240 kph), the Miami-based forecaster said.

Milton strengthened into a Category 5 hurricane as it bears down on Florida’s west coast, where residents have begun to flee inland.