Could Hurricane Milton Become a Category 6 Hurricane? Is That Even Possible?

 

The idea of a "Category 6" hurricane 

                                                                            often comes up in discussions about increasingly powerful storms, but as of now, there is no official Category 6 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. The scale currently tops out at Category 5, which includes any storm with sustained winds of 157 mph (252 km/h) or higher.

In theory, a storm more intense than a Category 5 could occur, as there is no natural upper limit to how strong a hurricane can get. Climate change and warmer sea temperatures could potentially fuel stronger storms in the future. However, for now, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) and meteorologists do not see the need to extend the scale beyond Category 5, as damage is already considered catastrophic at that level.

 

So while Hurricane Milton could become an extremely intense storm, there’s no official framework for calling it a Category 6. It would still be categorized as a Category 5 if its winds exceed 157 mph, no matter how much stronger it gets. 

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