Five monster storms have slammed into the United States with sustained winds 155 mph or higher. Here's how they rank.

Hurricanes are the most destructive forces on the planet, with the recent Hurricane Helene and the ongoing Milton wreaking utter destruction across vast areas. Much of their devastation is quantified by their burdening cost,

Hurricane Milton is approaching Florida as a Category 4 storm with sustained maximum winds of around 155 mph. It is expected to weaken before it hits, likely becoming a strong Category 3 at the time of landfall. Milton was a Category 5 hurricane before ...

Hurricane Melissa, now a Category 5 storm, is approaching the island's southern coast with maximum sustained winds of 295km/h (185mph) - the strongest on Earth so far this year. Those speeds are above those of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, one of the worst storms in US history.

Hurricane season annually keeps millions on their toes from August to November and while the climatological peak of hurricane season is beyond us at this point, residents living along the East and Gulf coasts of the U.