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 ...

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 ...

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.

MIAMI — Hurricane Milton is again a Category 5 storm as it barrels toward the Florida coastline, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Tuesday afternoon. Milton had previously weakened to a ...

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 ...

A string of powerful hurricanes has some researchers ready to make a new designation. Others think it wouldn’t be productive. Breaking News Reporter Hurricane Milton’s ferocious winds that ...

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 ...

The most extreme, Category 5, carries winds of 157 mph or higher and may cause damage described as "catastrophic." The scale was last updated in 2012 to add 1 mph to the end of each wind speed ...