The Atlantic hurricane season begins on June 1 and runs through Nov. 30 and on average, the Atlantic basin sees about seven hurricanes and three major hurricanes a year. On the Saffir-Simpson ...

(WLUK) -- Hurricane Milton has been fluctuating between a Category 4 and 5 since Tuesday and it has the potential to become one of the most destructive hurricanes on record for West-Central Florida.

Could it become a Cat 5? The National Hurricane Center measures hurricanes on a scale from 1 to 5 based on the estimated intensity and potential for damage. It's called the Saffir-Simpson scale.

TAMPA, Fla. — Hurricane Milton has its sights set on Florida's Gulf Coast and that includes the Tampa Bay area. The storm rapidly intensified over a matter of hours Monday from a Category 2 ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Milton has rapidly intensified into a powerful Category 5 hurricane with winds of ... However, radar data suggest that Milton may be starting an eyewall replacement cycle ...

TAMPA, Fla. - A hurricane with maximum sustained winds of at least 157 mph is considered to be a Category 5 cyclone on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. A Category 5 is the strongest a ...

Hurricane Milton made landfall along Florida's Gulf Coast near Siesta Key Wednesday night. Milton fluctuated in intensity while churning in the Gulf of Mexico, rapidly becoming a monster Category ...

Could it become a Cat 5? The National Hurricane Center measures hurricanes on a scale from 1 to 5 based on the estimated intensity and potential for damage. It's called the Saffir-Simpson scale.