Milton grew quickly into a Category 5 storm Monday morning and is forecast to make landfall in Florida midweek.

The hordes of fish were killed by a red tide, a large "bloom" of toxic algae that appears on Florida's Gulf Coast about once a year. Experts say the bloom shouldn't be happening right now.

Red tide is officially impacting Pinellas County. Crews have picked up a total of 33.48 tons of dead fish and hauled them off to the county dump.

On a more helpful note, fish farts also are giving researchers and managers clues about fish distributions.