But it isn’t just the peak winds getting stronger, but how quickly we get to those peak winds, something we call rapid ...

Rapid intensification can make hurricanes more dangerous in a short period, leaving less time for preparation and response.

Ulrich said the National Hurricane Center has introduced "experimental" storm track graphics that also show hurricane and ...

How Milton got to this point is even more remarkable. A hurricane undergoes “rapid intensification” if its sustained wind speeds jump by at least 35 miles per hour within 24 hours.

Rapidly intensifying hurricanes in a warming climate. Observations show an increase in tropical cyclone intensification rates in the Atlantic basin from 1982-2009. On a global scale, extreme rapid ...

The prior month, Hurricane Lee, a major hurricane currently traveling up the Atlantic, meteorologists observed the third-fastest case of rapid intensification ever recorded. On September 7, wind ...

Rapid intensification of storms occurs when sea surface temperatures are at or above record-breaking highs, as was the case with last year’s Hurricane Milton.

Helene’s Intensification Was ‘Aggressive.’ Here’s Why. Very warm ocean temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico provide fuel for an “aggressive intensification,” a hurricane expert said.

Rapid intensification became the buzz word during the 2024 hurricane season. So what is it? Hurricane Milton experienced this when it went from a tropical storm to a Category 5 in about 24 hours.