Milton intensified from a Category 2 hurricane into a Category 5 storm within hours Monday, generating winds of 180 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center. On Tuesday afternoon ...

Hurricane Kristy strengthens into a Category 5 storm ... Kristy joins Beryl and Milton as the third Category 5 storm of 2024, marking an active hurricane season. Expected weakening ahead Kristy ...

Tropical Storm Helene strengthens into a hurricane ... Just shy of 11 a.m., Hurricane Milton "rapidly intensifies into a Category 5 hurricane" with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph.

Hurricanes are separated into five categories based on their wind speed. Milton was classified more than once as a category five storm - the highest - but weakened as it approached the US coast ...