Milton intensified from a Category 2 hurricane into a Category 5 storm within hours Monday, generating winds of 180 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center. On Tuesday afternoon, the storm ...

Life-threatening storm surges are expected to hit Florida's Gulf Coast this week with Hurricane Milton, which was upgraded Monday afternoon to a Category 5 storm over the southern Gulf of Mexico.

BELLEAIR BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Milton rapidly strengthened into a Category 5 hurricane Monday in the Gulf of Mexico on a path toward Florida, threatening a dangerous storm surge in Tampa Bay ...

Hurricane Milton has again strengthened into a Category 5 storm, but is still an "extremely dangerous" hurricane, according to forecasters.

TAMPA, Fla. − Hurricane Milton regained Category 5 strength Tuesday as it barreled across the Gulf of Mexico toward the Florida Peninsula, where millions scrambled to wrap up storm preparations ...

National Hurricane Center said Hurricane Milton “explosively intensified” into a monstrous Category 5 storm. Milton has maximum sustained winds of around 175 mph and is moving east near the ...

Hurricane Milton strengthened to an 180-mph Cat 5 hurricane as it headed toward a Florida landfall, where its expected to bring up to 15 feet of storm surge.

Earlier Monday Milton's winds surged past 175 mph and beyond, exceeding the threshold for Category 5 storm by a significant margin. The storm's wind speeds had more than doubled in 48 hours.