but it spent part of Monday as a Category 5 storm, the highest possible on the Saffir-Simpson strength scale. Research published earlier this year, however, suggests another category could be ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

After initially weakening on Tuesday morning, Hurricane Milton has again intensified to a Category 5 storm as forecasters ... include an array of forecast tools and models, and not all are created ...

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 ...

Your support makes all the difference. Hurricane Milton’s rapid intensification to a Category 5 storm has shocked forecasters, but it is just the latest in a series of storms so extreme that the ...