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.

Coverage for this live blog has ended. Follow the latest here. Hurricane Milton strengthened into a Category 5 storm on Monday, intensifying “explosively,” as its wind speeds grew by roughly ...

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.

The National Hurricane Center said in an early morning update that the storm is expected to make landfall on Florida's Gulf Coast tonight. Sustained winds reached 160 miles an hour overnight.

Milton was given the Category 5 crown at a special noon advisory Monday from the National Hurricane Center. Then it deepened to a 175 mph force of nature at about 1:30 p.m. in what the NHC called ...

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.

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

Milton strengthens into Category 5 hurricane, triggers storm surge warnings for Florida's Gulf Coast The storm, forecast to make landfall Wednesday evening in Florida, is now a Category 5 storm ...