Hurricane Milton intensified into a Category 5 hurricane over the Gulf of Mexico late Monday morning as it barreled toward ...

A 2009 simulation imagined what a direct strike from a Category 5 hurricane would do to the Tampa Bay area—and the results were chilling.

The shifts in Milton's wind speed over a 24 hour-period has some wondering whether the hurricane could potentially reach ...

Hurricane Milton has weakened slightly into a Category 4 storm, but is still an "extremely dangerous" hurricane, according to ...

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Hurricane Katrina made landfall on August 29, 2005, primarily affecting the Gulf Coast of the United States, and became one ...

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

Hurricane Milton has exploded into a Category 5 storm within just hours, with max winds of 180 mph. It is expected to slightly weaken before making landfall in Florida.

Several counties on Florida's west coast are under evacuation orders, including Charlotte, Citrus, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas and Sarasota. Voluntary orders have also been given in ...

Hurricane Milton continues to rapidly intensify, strengthening into a major Category 5 storm in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday.