The rapidly developing hurricane that shows no signs of stopping won’t technically become a Category 6 because the category doesn't exist at the moment. But it could soon reach the level of a hypothetical Category 6 experts have discussed and stir up arguments about whether the National Hurricane Center’s long-used scale for classifying hurricane wind speeds from Category 1 to 5 might need an overhaul.

Milton is a Category 5 hurricane and on a path to sideswipe Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula as it roars across the Gulf toward Florida’s west coast