Kristy, formed from the remnants of Atlantic Tropical Storm Nadine earlier this week, is moving westward across the Eastern Pacific. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) on Thursday said Kristy's ...

Hurricane Kristy became the latest in a string of Category 5 storms over the past few years in both the Eastern Pacific and Atlantic Basins. B riefly Cat. 5: After flirting with that elite ...

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 ...

No matter how perfect conditions may get, a hurricane can only get so strong. At least that’s what the science says. Milton, which blew up into a Category 5 hurricane Monday and kept going ...

Hurricane Milton rapidly intensified to a Category 5 storm on Monday, leading Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to declare a state of emergency for 51 counties along Florida's western shores. Several ...

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 ...

Hurricane Milton rapidly intensified to a peak wind speed of 180 mph on Oct. 7, winds strong enough to make it a Category 5 hurricane. The storm lost some intensity as it began to grow and is now ...