Not even two weeks afte Helene swamped the Florida coastline, Milton has strengthened rapidly into a major hurricane on a path toward the state. The system is threateni

Hurricane Milton intensifies as it moves through the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida. What we know about the potentially devastating hurricane.

Extreme rapid intensification is defined as more than a 60 mph increase in sustained winds in 24 hours. Milton gained 90 mph, Prociv said. The storm’s sustained winds went from 60 mph at 8 a.m. Sunday to 150 mph at 9 a.m. Monday.