Irma officially became a named storm on Wednesday ... the storm metastasized from a Category 3 hurricane into a Category 5 hurricane, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Milton rapidly strengthened to a Category 5 hurricane on Monday and is forecast ... The state is preparing for the largest evacuation since Hurricane Irma in 2017, when 7 million people were ...

In 2017, Hurricane Harvey caused catastrophic flooding across Texas in August, followed by Hurricane Irma hitting parts ... similar to the deadly Category 5 Hurricane Beryl, which broke multiple ...