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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 ...
A total of 143 Category 4 hurricanes have been recorded in the eastern and central Pacific basins since 1900. Only two Category 4 hurricanes have been recorded in May, in addition to 14 in June, 25 in July, 31 in August, 32 in September, 20 in October, and two in November. [6] No Category 4 storms have developed during the off-season. [6]
In 2001, Hurricane Michelle hit Cuba at Category 4 strength. The storm was the most damaging tropical storm to hit the nation at the time, causing $2 billion (2001 USD) in damage.
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 ...
5 major hurricanes (winds of 111 miles per hour or greater) One of the most intense hurricanes was Hurricane Beryl, which set records for being the earliest Category 5 storm in the Atlantic on record.
Once a tropical storm strengthens into a hurricane, it earns a category designation on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale: 1 through 5. ... a Category 1 storm, made landfall in November ...
November 3. 1989 - Typhoon Gay (pictured) made the strongest ever-recorded landfall in Thailand, killing a total of 1,036 people. 2015 - Cyclone Chapala became the strongest tropical cyclone on record to strike Yemen. 2020 - Hurricane Eta made landfall in Nicaragua as a Category 4 hurricane, killing 211 people and causing damages of over US$7.9 ...
Category 4 is the second highest classification on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale and the Australian tropical cyclone intensity scale. The following lists show tropical cyclones that have reached that intensity in Earth's ocean basins. List of Category 4 Atlantic hurricanes; List of Category 4 Pacific hurricanes