After some time as a Category 4 storm Tuesday, Hurricane Milton is back up to a Category 5 storm, the highest possible on the Saffir-Simpson strength scale.

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.

With Hurricane Milton's winds surpassing 180 mph on Monday and the storm already being classified as the second-strongest Gulf hurricane in recorded history, internet chatter is suggesting that the hurricane might reach intensity to top Category 5,