Hurricane Milton was fastest on record to intensify into Category 5 in the Gulf of Mexico: "Historic storm"
Milton is the quickest storm on record to rapidly intensify into a Category 5 in the Gulf of Mexico, CBS News meteorologist Nikki Nolan said. On Sunday, the system was a tropical storm with sustained winds of 60 miles per hour. Just 24 hours later, its wind speeds had leapt to 175 miles per hour, far above the Category 5 threshold of 157 mph.