Eventually, that water vapor condenses into clouds and rain ... from a 120-mph Category 3 into a monstrous 160-mph Category 5 hurricane as it approached Florida. It caused catastrophic storm ...

Most of the area will be uninhabitable for weeks or months. Category 5 hurricane: Wind speed and damage expected Wind speed: 157 mph or higher. Considered a major hurricane. Impact: Catastrophic ...

"Super-charged" encapsulates the ferocity of last year's deadly hurricane season. Beryl entered the record books as the earliest Category 5 on record ... Conversely, massive clouds of dry ...

In this NASA handout, Hurricane Milton, a Category 5 storm at the time of this photograph, is pictured in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Yucatan Peninsula on October 8, 2024, seen from ...

Hurricane Michael, on the other hand, developed off the Caribbean Gyre in October and quickly strengthened into a powerful Category 5 cyclone before impacting the Florida Panhandle. Michael became ...

The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season was one of the most devastating and costliest on record. "Beryl entered the record books as the earliest Category 5 on record, Helene pummeled the Southeast with ...

The 2005 storms included Hurricane Katrina, which reached Category 5 power before dipping to a Category 3 at landfall along the southeast Louisiana and Mississippi coasts, and Hurricane Wilma.

1935 hurricane season spawned historic Category 5 Labor Day hurricane The eye of the hurricane passed over downtown Miami and parts of Coconut Grove and South Miami around 6:30 a.m. Sept.