UPDATE: Hurricane Milton is again a Category 5 storm as it barrels toward the Florida coastline, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Tuesday afternoon. Milton had previously weakened to a ...

UPDATE: Hurricane Milton is again a Category 5 storm as it barrels toward the Florida coastline, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Tuesday afternoon. Milton had previously weakened to a ...

The highest category hurricane is a Category 5, according to the Saffir-Simpson scale. Per the National Weather Service (NWS), the scale from 1 to 5 measures wind speed.

The highest category hurricane is a Category 5, according to the Saffir-Simpson scale. Per the National Weather Service (NWS), the scale from 1 to 5 measures wind speed.

Hurricane Milton became a Category 5 hurricane around noon EDT Monday before reaching its top speed of 180 mph at 5 p.m. Monday near the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico.

Tropical systems are categorized by wind speed, but experts say there's much more to the story when it comes to storm impacts.

These are some of the major hurricanes that have hit South Carolina over the years and what hurricane categories mean.

The United States has seen many devastating hurricanes, but only a few have reached the highest category ranked by the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. A Category 5 has sustained wind speed of 157 ...

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 ...

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 ...