See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Hurricane Milton intensified to a powerful Category 5 hurricane on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Milton’s race from a Category 2 to a Category 5 hurricane in just a few hours has left people wondering if the powerhouse storm ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – As of Tuesday morning, Hurricane Milton is a Category 4 storm, but it spent part of Monday as a Category 5 storm, the highest possible on the Saffir-Simpson strength scale.

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Some scientists say Category 5 is not enough to describe the monster storms that have battered us in recent years. Reading time 6 minutes This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for ...

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