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  2. 50 hurricane facts that will blow you away - AOL

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    • Cooler waters generally keep hurricanes from hitting the West Coast of the U.S. since hurricanes need warm water to thrive. However, hurricanelike storms moved over Long Beach, California, in ...

  3. Atlantic hurricane - Wikipedia

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    Few hurricanes occurred from the 1840s to 1860s; however, many struck in the early 19th century, including an 1821 storm that made landfall over New York City. Some historical weather experts say these storms may have been as high as Category 4 in strength. [72] These active hurricane seasons predated satellite coverage of the Atlantic basin.

  4. Hurricane Milton - Wikipedia

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    The thirteenth named storm, ninth hurricane, fourth major hurricane, and second Category 5 hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, Milton is the strongest tropical cyclone to occur worldwide in 2024 thus far.

  5. Hurricane Debby - Wikipedia

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    The fourth named storm and second hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, Debby developed from a tropical wave that was first noted by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) on July 26. After crossing the Greater Antilles , the system began to organize over Cuba and was designated a potential tropical cyclone on August 2.

  6. List of United States hurricanes - Wikipedia

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    The 1935 Labor Day hurricane was the most intense hurricane to make landfall on the country, having struck the Florida Keys with a pressure of 892 mbar.It was one of only seven hurricanes to move ashore as a Category 5 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane scale; the others were "Okeechobee" in 1928, Karen in 1962, Camille in 1969, Andrew in 1992, Michael in 2018, and Yutu in 2018, which ...

  7. Helene fact check: Here are the rumors and the reality in ...

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    Rumor: The government created the hurricane. Facts: Helene formed from an organized band of showers and thunderstorms in the Gulf of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center in Miami reported.

  8. List of Category 5 Atlantic hurricanes - Wikipedia

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    Of the 42 Category 5 Atlantic hurricanes on record, 2 have been recorded in July, 8 in August, 25 in September, 7 in October, and 1 in November. There have been no officially recorded June or off-season Category 5 hurricanes. [6] The July and August Category 5 hurricanes reached their high intensities in both the Gulf of Mexico and the ...

  9. List of Category 4 Atlantic hurricanes - Wikipedia

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    Category 4 is the second-highest hurricane classification category on the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale, and storms that are of this intensity maintain maximum sustained winds of 113–136 knots (130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h). Based on the Atlantic hurricane database, 144 hurricanes have attained Category 4 hurricane status since 1851, the ...