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 ...

Hurricane Milton, currently churning in the Gulf of Mexico as a major storm, is expected to make landfall somewhere along ...

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 ...

(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.

Nexstar says the money it raised for hurricane relief efforts will go to the American Red Cross, the Salvation Army and ...

Hurricane Milton is predicted to hit Florida's Gulf Coast as a Category 5 storm. Get to know the Saffir-Simpson wind scale ...

Massive evacuations are underway as Category 5 Hurricane Milton takes aim at Florida’s west coast. The mayor of Tampa joins to give a stark warning for those staying behind. Plus, Kamala Harris ...

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.

Hurricane Milton’s strength became a Category 5 hurricane for the second time on Tuesday afternoon, with maximum wind speeds reaching 165 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center's 5 p.m ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Milton has rapidly intensified into a powerful Category 5 hurricane with winds of 180 mph. The National Hurricane Center says it could become one of the most destructive ...

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