We have been following the preparations for Hurricane Milton’s arrival in Florida.

The storm is apparently generating wind gusts topping 200 miles per hour, as some are clamoring for a new hurricane category designation.

The blistering power of the storm — the second most powerful ever recorded in the Gulf of Mexico — prompted calls for a new Category 6 designation.

“This is nothing short of astronomical,” Florida meteorologist Noah Bergren said as Milton reached sustained winds of 180 mph and “gusts 200+ mph.”

…If the hurricane reached winds of 192 mph, it would have surpassed a rare threshold that just five storms have reached since 1980, USA Today reported.