Social media is full of exaggerated claims about Hurricane Milton, but there's no such thing as a Category 6 hurricane.

“Hurricane Milton is now a Category 6,” the post’s text states ... The scale was last updated in 2012 to add 1 mph to the end of each wind speed range, and the National Weather Service ...

Hurricane Milton rapidly intensified over a matter of hours Monday from a Category 2 storm to a dangerous Category 5.

they suggested a hypothetical Category 6 could become the top step on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Currently, the Saffir-Simpson scale has five levels based on a storm’s sustained wind speed ...

Because of this, they suggested a hypothetical Category 6 could become the top step on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Currently, the Saffir-Simpson scale has five levels based on a storm’s sustained wind ...