Will Milton make landfall as a Category 5 hurricane?
Hurricane Milton reached Category 5 status on Monday, and is expected to make landfall near Tampa, Florida, on Wednesday night. The damage wrought by Hurricane Helene was especially extensive in western North Carolina, a region far from the Florida coast where the system made landfall as a Category 4 storm.
Polk County schools are open Monday, but will shut down Tuesday for three days. Sandbag locations are opening across the ...
While multiple hurricanes that made landfall in the U.S. peaked at Category 5, only four storms on record have done so at ...
Hurricane Milton rapidly intensified Monday morning, strengthening from a Category 4 to a dangerous Category 5 hurricane with ...
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What is a Category 5 hurricane? What to know as Milton intensifiesThe rating categorizes hurricanes on a scale of 1 to 5 based on sustained wind speeds, according to the National Weather Service. "This scale estimates potential property damage," the NWS reports.
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