Fact Check:

Florida is busy preparing for Hurricane Milton—which has a good chance of becoming the worst storm to hit the Tampa Bay area in over 100 years, according to the Tampa Bay Times. (RELATED:Does Viral Video Depict HAARP-Created Clouds Ahead of Hurricane Milton?)

A post made on X claims that Hurricane Milton has a chance of becoming a “Category 6 Hurricane.” The caption reads,”It’s just an incredible incredible Hurricane” “I don’t need to tell you, Global Warming, Climate Change leading to this Hurricane Milton could potentially become a Category 6 Hurricane – 5 days ago it was barely a light rain. Insane.”

The claim is false. There is no sixth category for hurricanes. The National Hurricane Center rates hurricanes with the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale—which goes from categories 1-5. The scale was last updated in 2012.

One X user responded to the post with a comment that reads, “There is no such thing as a category six hurricane. Stop with this nonsense.”

The National Hurricane Center has not made an official move to add a sixth hurricane category. Credible sources have already stated that any reference to a category 6 hurricane is purely hypothetical since the category does not exist.

Check Your Fact has reached out to the National Hurricane Center for comment.