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 pressure has dropped to 905 MB, down from 918 MB in the 5 p.m. advisory. This indicates an intensifying storm ... Wednesday into Thursday. Milton is expected to maintain its Category 5 ...

Hurricane Milton remains a ferocious ... engulfing the populous region with towering storm surges and turning debris from Helene's devastation 12 days ago into projectiles.

St. Petersburg had 18.31 inches of rain — or more than 1.5 ... Milton was moving into the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday morning after making landfall the previous evening as a Category 3 storm ...

deadly storm surge and potential flooding to much of the state. Milton drew fuel from exceedingly warm Gulf of Mexico waters, twice reaching Category 5 status. The cyclone had maximum sustained ...