FLORIDA residents have received a terrifying warning that it’s too late to evacuate as Hurricane Michael, the strongest ever storm to hit the state, makes landfall after already claiming 13 lives.

HURRICANE Michael has been upgraded to a Category 4 storm with residents in Florida warned of deadly flash floods and 225 km/h winds.

The Sun reports the National Hurricane Centre described it as “extremely dangerous” as it made landfall about 1:40pm local time (4:40am AEDT) with the Weather Channel calling it the strongest hurricane to hit the region since records began.

It comes as US President Donald Trump said he would visit the area on Sunday or Monday, after the storm had passed.

The “monstrous” storm is expected to cause major damage.

Michael brought heavy rains to Cuba on Monday on its path to Florida after leaving at least 13 people dead in Central America over the weekend.

Six people died in Honduras, four in Nicaragua and three in El Salvador, the Associated Press reports.

Hurricane Michael is the strongest hurricane to ever hit the Florida Panhandle since records began in 1851, according to Weather.com.

The “monstrous” storm is expected to cause major damage.

Michael brought heavy rains to Cuba on Monday on its path to Florida after leaving at least 13 people dead in Central America over the weekend.

Six people died in Honduras, four in Nicaragua and three in El Salvador, the Associated Press reports.

Hurricane Michael is the strongest hurricane to ever hit the Florida Panhandle since records began in 1851, according to Weather.com.