Hurricane Milton Tracker: Latest Path

Hurricane Milton Tracker: Latest Path! On a path toward Florida, Hurricane Milton exploded to Category 5 and became the Atlantic’s strongest hurricane this year. Its sustained winds strengthened to 180 miles (290 kilometers) per hour on Monday afternoon after it rapidly intensified from 55 mph (89 km/h) just over 36 hours ago.

Milton quickly intensified Monday morning, growing from a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds estimated near 120 mph early in the day to a Category 5 storm with sustained winds near 160 mph by midday.

Later into the afternoon, the National Hurricane Center announced that the storm had reached sustained winds of 175 mph.

“MILTON EXPLOSIVELY INTENSIFIED WITH 175-MPH WINDS……RESIDENTS IN FLORIDA ARE URGED TO FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS,” the center said in a post on X.