Polk County residents should be prepared for sustained winds of at least 75 mph, more likely over 110 mph, with higher gusts.

World's second-busiest cruise port remained open days before landfall from Category 5 Hurricane Milton. For Port Canaveral hotline, call 321-394-3411.

Hurricanes have been getting stronger thanks in part to warmer ocean waters linked to climate change, study authors Dr.

Rapid intensification is defined by the National Hurricane Center as an increase in the maximum sustained winds of a tropical cyclone of at least 30 knots, about 35 mph, in 24 hours.