Explosively intensifying Hurricane Milton is the latest freaky system to come out of what veteran hurricane scientists call the weirdest storm season of their lives. From Aug. 20 to Sept. 23 it was record quiet. Then five hurricanes popped up between Sept. 26 and Oct. 6, more than double the old record of two. (AP Video produced by Julián Trejo Bax)

An unusual hurricane season goes from ultra quiet to record busy and spawns Helene and Milton

Explosively intensifying Hurricane Milton is the latest freaky system to come out of what veteran hurricane scientists call the weirdest storm season of their lives. From Aug. 20 to Sept. 23 it was record quiet. Then five hurricanes popped up between Sept. 26 and Oct. 6, more than double the old record of two. (AP Video produced by Julián Trejo Bax)