Hurricane Milton is the strongest storm to form since 2019's Hurricane Dorian.
Hurricane Milton, a powerful and expanding storm that has fluctuated between a Category 4 and 5 as it churns in the Gulf of Mexico, is set to be a 'historic storm for the west coast of Florida,' according to the National Weather Service in Tampa Bay.Milton is approaching Florida with sustained winds of 155 miles per hour, the National Hurricane Center said Wednesday morning.
Just 24 hours later, the wind speeds had leapt to 175 miles per hour, far above the Category 5 threshold of 157 mph. Rapid intensification refers to a storm's wind speeds increasing by more than 58 miles per hour in a 24-hour window. From 1980 to 2023, 177 Atlantic hurricanes that made landfall have rapidly intensified. About 80% of Category 3-5 hurricanes undergo this process.
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