Scripps News | Category 5 Hurricane Milton brings 180mph winds, prompts coastal warnings in Florida @scrippsnews | Uploaded October 2024 | Updated October 2024, 3 days ago.
Category 5 Hurricane Milton continues to churn with 180mph winds in the south-central Gulf of Mexico Monday evening, according to the National Hurricane Center.

The storm intensified in a matter of hours on Monday. It had been upgraded from a tropical storm to a hurricane late Sunday, and by Monday afternoon it had become a strong Category 5 hurricane. Milton is the fifth strongest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded by the NHC.

More here: scrippsnews.com/weather/as-milton-strengthens-hurricane-watches-issued-for-floridas-gulf-coast

Photo: Martin Zetina/AP

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