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Hurricane Milton explodes into a powerful Category 5 storm as it heads for Florida − here’s how rapid intensification works

  • Written by Zachary Handlos, Atmospheric Science Educator, Georgia Institute of Technology
imageSatellite data shows Hurricane Milton on Oct. 8, 2024, as it moves across Gulf of Mexico.NOAA

Hurricane Milton became one of the most rapidly intensifying storms on record as it went from barely hurricane strength to a dangerous Category 5 storm in less than a day on a path across the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida.

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