Florida’s west coast is preparing for what could be a historic Category 5 hurricane as Milton ‘explosively intensifies.’
Florida prepares for Hurricane Milton, executing the largest evacuation since 2017 as Milton rapidly intensifies from a tropical storm into a major Category 5 hurricane.
The southeastern state is still recovering from the rampage that Hurricane Helene left on September 26.
What category is Hurricane Milton?
As of Monday, Hurricane Milton is a Category 5 hurricane with the highest category on the Saffir-Simpson scale used to rank hurricanes.
According to a report by the National Hurricane Center (NHC), the maximum sustained wind speed of the hurricane was 285km/h (180mph) as of Tuesday at 00:00 GMT.
