Hurricane Milton, which will hit Florida, continues to shock meteorologists. Within just a few hours, it "exploded" from category 1 to category 5, reaching "the limits of what is possible over the ...
Days after Helene struck Florida’s Big Bend coast as a Category 4 hurricane, Milton rapidly intensified into a hurricane and appeared headed toward Florida.
In a Category 4 hurricane, winds are between 130 and 156 miles per hour. In a Category 5, the exceed 157 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Currently, a Cat 4, Hurricane Milton is approaching the Gulf Coast of Florida and is expected to make landfall late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning.