At least that’s what the science says. Milton, which blew up into a Category 5 hurricane Monday and kept going, is pushing the boundaries, approaching what’s known among hurricane experts as ...

The Atlantic hurricane season begins on June 1 and runs through Nov. 30 and on average, the Atlantic basin sees about seven hurricanes and three major hurricanes a year. On the Saffir-Simpson ...

(WLUK) -- Hurricane Milton has been fluctuating between a Category 4 and 5 since Tuesday and it has the potential to become one of the most destructive hurricanes on record for West-Central Florida.

Hurricane Milton is one of the fastest hurricanes to ever go from a Category 1 to Category 5 designation in history. Even though the storm is set to weaken as it approaches Florida's coast ...

TAMPA, Fla. - A hurricane with maximum sustained winds of at least 157 mph is considered to be a Category 5 cyclone on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. A Category 5 is the strongest a ...

Could it become a Cat 5? The National Hurricane Center measures hurricanes on a scale from 1 to 5 based on the estimated intensity and potential for damage. It's called the Saffir-Simpson scale.

To their west, in the open Gulf of Mexico, Milton exploded into a frightening Category 5 storm with 180 mph maximum sustained winds. The monster storm blew up overnight and kept going. Forecasters ...

MIAMI — Hurricane Milton is again a Category 5 storm as it barrels toward the Florida coastline, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Tuesday afternoon. Milton had previously weakened to a ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Milton has rapidly intensified into a powerful Category 5 hurricane with winds of 180 mph. The National Hurricane Center says it could become one of the most destructive ...

Hurricane Milton was just a tropical storm a day ago but it powered up incredibly quickly, forming a hurricane Sunday afternoon and surging up into a dangerous Category 5 hurricane with 175 mph ...