Hurricane Milton Strengthens to Cat. 3, Threatens Mexico, Florida
Hurricane Milton intensified rapidly on Monday, with dangerous winds and life-threatening storm surges forecast for Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula before the storm is set to slam into Florida by Wednesday.
"Milton is now a Category three hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph (205 kmh," the US National Hurricane Center said.
