Significant river flooding, storm surge, and rainfall are expected in the Sunshine State as a Category 5 hurricane barrels ...

Milton has rapidly intensified into a category 5 hurricane, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Monday.

There have been 42 such Cat 5 hurricanes in the Atlantic Basin since 1924, according to NOAA's historical database.

Milton intensified even faster than forecast, becoming a Category 5 hurricane in less than a day. What happens now?

A hurricane with maximum sustained winds of at least 157 mph is considered to be a Category 5 cyclone on the Saffir-Simpson ...

Hurricane Milton is expected to bring unsurvivable storm surge up to 15ft to parts of Florida’s Gulf Coast by Wednesday ...

Hurricane Milton has now become a dangerous Category 5 storm as it heads toward Florida, but what does that mean exactly?

Rapid intensification is defined by the National Hurricane Center as an increase in the maximum sustained winds of a tropical ...

Florida officials are advising residents planning to evacuate to do so today, especially as Milton is predicted to bring dangerous storm surge and power outages along the Gulf Coast. But ...

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This Category 5 atmospheric river, classified by a newly established scale, resulted in considerable precipitation and high integrated water vapor transport levels, signaling its unusual strength.