Milton rapidly intensified to a Category 5 hurricane late Monday morning.

Within hours, Milton strengthened to a Category 2, then a Category 3, then a Category 4 and finally a Category 5.

Milton now ranks as the third-greatest 24-hour wind speed intensification for a hurricane in the Atlantic Basin. (Records are based on data since the satellite era began in the 1960s.)

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      24 days ago

      It is in meters and since that an elevation map of Florida, that is the better scenario.

      Basically all the areas in purple and dark blue are low enough for the storm surge to flood them. If it was feet, then the blue-green will probably be underwater as well.

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        24 days ago

        The question about ft came right below the elevation map, but it was a top-level comment on the OP and not a sub-comment about the elevation map.

        Seems you were confused about this order of comments too but unfortunately you’ve taken downvotes for it.