Hurricane Milton is predicted to hit Florida's Gulf Coast as a Category 5 storm. Get to know the Saffir-Simpson wind scale and its hurricane levels

An example of a Category 3 hurricane is Hurricane Wilma, which made landfall in South Florida in 2005. The storm, which the NHC described as “massive and powerful,” caused an estimated $16.9 billion in widespread damages. It also caused 10 tornadoes and killed 5 people in Florida.

The rapidly developing hurricane that shows no signs of stopping won’t technically become a Category 6 because the category doesn't exist at the moment. But it could soon reach the level of a hypothetical Category 6 experts have discussed and stir up arguments about whether the National Hurricane Center’s long-used scale for classifying hurricane wind speeds from Category 1 to 5 might need an overhaul.