Rapid intensification is defined by the National Hurricane Center as an increase in the maximum sustained winds of a tropical ...

Hurricane Milton explodes into a powerful Category 5 storm as it heads for Florida − here’s how rapid intensification works.

Here's everything you need to know about Hurricane Milton, including its location, projected path and watches/warnings in effect for Florida.

Some experts argue that we need a Category 6 classification for hurricanes with wind speeds exceeding 192 mph.

The researchers suggest that Category 5 be capped with sustained winds of 192 miles per hour and a Category 6 would be ...

Milton was tracking across the Gulf of Mexico bound for what could be a devastating crash along Florida's already ...

NASA's EPIC imager on the DSCOVR satellite captured three hurricanes, Milton, Kirk, and Leslie, simultaneously active over ...

While the number of hurricanes may have remained the same, the intensity has grown with heavier winds and more rain. Is a Category 6 needed?

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 ...

Hurricane Milton is continuing to gain strength as it moves across the Gulf of Mexico toward the Florida peninsula.

Hurricane Milton continues to barrel towards Florida as a Category 5 Hurricane carrying 180 max sustained winds while it churn towards the Florida Gulf Coast, according to the latest report by the ...