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 ...

Hurricane Milton intensified to a powerful Category 5 hurricane on Monday, having rapidly strengthened from a Category 2 in only a few hours—but could it reach Category 6? Wind speeds reached up ...

It also estimates potential damage to property, ranging from "some damage" to "catastrophic." The highest is Category 5, which means a storm that has a sustained wind speed of 157 mph or higher.

Years-old Weather Channel videos are recirculating online ahead of Hurricane Milton’s landfall as the clips demonstrate the potentially devastating effects of the Category 5 hurricane.

The highest is Category 5, which means a storm that has a sustained wind speed of 157 mph or higher. According to the National Hurricane Center, there have been an estimated 42 tropical cyclones ...

After a rapid intensification from a low-level hurricane into an extremely dangerous Category 5 hurricane on Monday, Milton lost some strength overnight and dropped to a still-dangerous Category 4 ...

7, winds strong enough to make it a Category 5 hurricane. The storm lost some intensity as it began to grow and is now a Category 4, but the National Hurricane Center expects Milton’s strength ...

Between Sunday and Monday morning — a mere 24 hours — Hurricane Milton grew from a tropical storm to a fierce Category 5 hurricane. With wind speeds pushing 180 miles per hour Monday afternoon ...

Hurricane Milton restrengthened to a Category 5 hurricane yesterday, is expected to make landfall late tonight, according to the National Hurricane Center. NBC News' Jay Gray reports.Oct.

Hurricane Milton’s strength became a Category 5 hurricane for the second time on Tuesday afternoon, with maximum wind speeds reaching 165 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center's 5 p.m ...