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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 ...
Article first published: Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, 5 a.m. ET. Article last updated: Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, 11 a.m. ET. As per the National Hurricane Center's 11 am Friday update, Category 4 Hurricane ...
Article first published: Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, 5 a.m. ET. As per the National Hurricane Center's 5 am Friday update, Category 4 Hurricane Kirk is 1010 miles east-northeast of the Northern Leeward ...
Article first published: Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, 5 a.m. ET. As per the National Hurricane Center's 5 am Friday update, Category 4 Hurricane Kirk is 1010 miles east-northeast of the Northern Leeward ...
List of Atlantic hurricane seasons; List of Atlantic hurricane records; List of Category 1 Atlantic hurricanes; List of Category 2 Atlantic hurricanes; List of Category 3 Atlantic hurricanes; List of Category 4 Atlantic hurricanes; List of Category 5 Atlantic hurricanes; List of costliest Atlantic hurricanes; List of deadliest Atlantic hurricanes
These Atlantic hurricanes reached Category 4 on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale at their peak. Subcategories This category has the following 10 subcategories, out of 10 total.
As it moves northwest over the central Atlantic, it could reach Category 4 status. The NHC classifies this system as a major hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of 125 miles per hour and a ...
After the series of powerful storm systems of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, as well as after Hurricane Patricia, a few newspaper columnists and scientists brought up the suggestion of introducing Category 6. They have suggested pegging Category 6 to storms with winds greater than 174 or 180 mph (78 or 80 m/s; 151 or 156 kn; 280 or 290 km/h).