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.)

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    6 months ago

    That image is in meters, so it’s bad, but not quite as bad at first glance.

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      6 months ago

      I wasnt trying to deceive, but everything in pink and blue is gonna get fucked.

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      6 months ago

      That’s pretty bad… How is it so flat??

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        6 months ago

        So hurricanes can pass across without losing too much energy.

        It is all in the design.