• Maggoty@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      At the time you posted this they were actually upgrading it to a category 5. It’s the fastest developing storm in recorded history.

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      3 months ago

      Yup:

      Data from NOAA and Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate that the maximum sustained winds have increased to near 155 mph (250 km/h) with higher gusts. Milton is a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Milton is forecast to become a category 5 hurricane later today and become a large hurricane over the eastern Gulf of Mexico

      Source: https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT4+shtml/071453.shtml