Hurricane Milton grew into a Category 5 storm through “rapid intensification.” Here's how NOAA says storms are classified.

A hurricane with maximum sustained winds of at least 157 mph is considered to be a Category 5 cyclone on the Saffir-Simpson ...

While multiple hurricanes that made landfall in the U.S. peaked at Category 5, only four storms on record have done so at ...

First Helene, now Milton. Two major hurricanes battered or are set to batter parts of Florida in the last week and a half, ...

Milton intensified even faster than forecast, becoming a high Category 4 hurricane in less than a day. Could it hit Cat 5?