Milton rapidly intensified to a Category 5 hurricane late Monday morning.

Within hours, Milton strengthened to a Category 2, then a Category 3, then a Category 4 and finally a Category 5.

Milton now ranks as the third-greatest 24-hour wind speed intensification for a hurricane in the Atlantic Basin. (Records are based on data since the satellite era began in the 1960s.)

  • Rhaedas
    link
    fedilink
    73 months ago

    Tropical Tidbits update has some solid info not only on the current data and what to expect, but WHY these things can happen.

    • @samus12345
      link
      English
      43 months ago

      No exclamation point for the link to show up.

      • Rhaedas
        link
        fedilink
        33 months ago

        It bugs out for some if I don’t include it. That’s the fediverse for you.

        • @samus12345
          link
          English
          13 months ago

          And it bugs out for me if you do. Crazy! Well, that’s what “view source” is for! Thankfully, the text is slightly offset so I can tell I’m not viewing it as intended.