Milton’s maximum sustained winds were as strong as 85 mph, making it a Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson classification scale. If the winds increased to 96 mph or stronger, Milton would ...

Hurricane Milton is now a Category 2 hurricane, with 110 mph winds as it continues moving inland after making landfall in Florida as a Category 3. Roughly 1.5 million homes and businesses in the ...

Category 1 hurricanes are considered the weakest on the scale, with wind speeds of 74 to 95 mph. These storms can produce 3 to 4 feet of storm surge, down small trees, and cause moderate damage to ...

Hurricane Helene, Category 4, came across Georgia in late September. It brought severe winds, heavy rain, surges of 15-20 feet and mass flooding. Helene caused 220 deaths total, 37 of them in Georgia.

The 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season is underway as of June 1. History says odds are against a Category 5 hurricane hitting Florida. What to know.

Hurricane Milton made landfall on Siesta Key on Oct. 9, 2024, just 12 days after Hurricane Helene swamped the island off Sarasota with a storm surge that reached up to 7 feet. “We gave our heart ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Every summer, hurricane season rolls in with a swirl of names, warnings, and numbers. But what do those category numbers — 1 through 5 — actually mean? The Saffir-Simpson ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting an above-average Atlantic hurricane season from June 1 through Nov. 30. A Northeastern researcher says the forecast of six to 10 ...