Milton reaching max limits leads to calls for a new Category 6 designation for hurricanes #shorts

Hurricane 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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[Aochic]

Sounds like its safe to call it unnatural....

[barblucchesi]

This will render Florida helpless for many years to come, the entire state looks to be affected. May the full armor of GOD'S PROTECTION cover all Floridians🙏🏻🤲✝️🕯❤️

[pathoover]

That's the government helping it out. They dont want flordia to vote either.

[tarafox]

It's being 'helped' along. Blaming people's use of energy the reason for climate change while these government entities literally use weather modification is like ignoring the 'gain of function research' and blaming the lack of mask wearing for covid.

[jlohmann]

Please stop seeding the clouds. Especially in Republican areas. The Carolinas are going to be discounted.

[butywbrainz]

I have a very erie feeling about this storm 😮😮.

[guthrie_]

I truly hate having to be so suspicious these days.

[SmokeWithMeInCT]

Heading right towards a red area. Hurricanes never usually go this direction

[isaiditagain]

I legit feel like this thing will mysteriously shift

[jameschristman]

Who knows, asking for cat 6, maybe it will be a cat 9 and change the fate of the world.

[PatD-]

Ok but is it going to hit as a 3? They keep saying it will hit as a 3. Maybe they should upgrade that.

[dposting]

H.A.A.R.P. weather modification by simple cloud seeding since vietnam in the late 60s. Think about Moore's law, and HAARP is only one of several, and those are just the tech we know about
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[Austin.D]

Man the East coast just can't catch a break this year this has to be the worst hurricane season yet

[ChristopherGooding-gnlc]

2 eclispes in 7 years ! Eclipses are changing the continents land masses!

[michaelbergeron]

New York post is now credible for hurricane prediction, lol

[elosogonzalez]

If Milton made landfall at that rate, I could see possibly visiting a Cat.6. No sense jumping to that when it will make landfall at a Catagory 3 possibly 4. Glad I'm not in Florida!

[BlipperBoop]

Well, well, well. Isn't this oh-so-convenient timing.

[anaibarangan]

It certainly gives me a migraine. Nothing I've ever suffered of before.

[ItsDECKY]

When it said 200 mhp i was like


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[jakhamar]

Fearmongering 101. Wearing out the thesaurus for new dramatic terms. Other than that stay safe use common sense and help each other out.