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  2. 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 ...

  3. List of Florida hurricanes - Wikipedia

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    Hurricane-wise the 1940s were among the state's busiest decades: 11 hurricanes struck from 1944–50, six of them major, including five Category 4 hurricanes in South Florida. Storms catalyzed development: impacts radiated societally, broaching complex political and socioeconomic topics, and lead to epochal changes such as flood control and ...

  4. Category 4. Helene was the strongest hurricane to make landfall in the Big Bend region on record, making landfall near Perry, Florida, as a Category 4 storm with 140 mph winds.

  5. List of Florida hurricanes (2000–present) - Wikipedia

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    August 13 – Hurricane Charley struck southwestern Florida as a Category 4 hurricane, the strongest landfall in the continental United States since Hurricane Andrew in 1992. Its eye crossed Cayo Costa and later the mainland at Punta Gorda, before crossing the state with much of its intensity retained. A wind gust of 173 mph (278 km/h) was ...

  6. Hurricane Ian by the numbers: Wind gust of 140 mph ... - AOL

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    Hurricane Ian plowed into Southwest Florida Wednesday afternoon as a devastating and deadly Category 4 storm. Ian brought threats ranging from sweeping and widespread storm surge to heavy winds ...

  7. Hurricane Milton takes aim at Florida's Gulf Coast, prompting ...

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    Update: Read the latest on Hurricane Milton here as it approaches the Florida coast. Our earlier coverage is below. Hurricane Milton, a powerful Category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds of ...

  8. Saffir–Simpson scale - Wikipedia

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    The scale separates hurricanes into five different categories based on wind. The U.S. National Hurricane Center classifies hurricanes of Category 3 and above as major hurricanes. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center classifies typhoons of 150 mph (240 km/h) or greater (strong Category 4 and Category 5) as super typhoons.

  9. Hurricane Helene makes landfall in Florida as catastrophic ...

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    The storm made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane in Florida’s Big Bend region around 11:10 p.m. just east of the mouth of the Aucilla River — about 10 miles west-southwest of Perry, Florida.