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Milton reaching max limits leads to calls for a new Category 6 designation for hurricanes
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1:55Now PlayingHurricane Milton is threatening to reach known maximum limits with wind gusts already topping 200 miles per hour — leading to calls for a new Category 6 designation for such a historic superstorm. NY Post reporter Taylor Knight shares this story.
“This is nothing short of astronomical,” Florida meteorologist Noah Bergren said late Monday as Milton reached sustained winds of 180 mph and “gusts 200+ mph.”
“I am at a loss for words to meteorologically describe to you the storm’s small eye and intensity,” he marveled.
“This hurricane is nearing the mathematical limit of what Earth’s atmosphere over this ocean water can produce.”
After being a monster Category 5 storm for much of Monday, Milton was downgraded early Tuesday to a Category 4 with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph — just two mph below a Category 5 — but is expected to increase again as it churns towards Florida’s gulf coast, where it is expected to have a devastating impact.
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