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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 ...
Helene made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane about 11:10 p.m. ET near Perry, Florida, with 140 mph winds, the National Hurricane Center reported. At least 22 fatalities have been blamed on the ...
Helene, the strongest hurricane on record to slam into Florida’s Big Bend region, is now a post-tropical cyclone with winds of 35 mph, leaving at least 59 people dead in five states, leveling ...
The National Hurricane Center stated that when Hurricane Milton lands in Florida this week, it is expected to be a category 4 or 5 storm. It was upgraded to a category 4 on Monday morning.
With the storm making landfall in Southwest Florida on September 28 as a strong Category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of 150 mph (241 km/h), [52] the National Weather Service in Tampa issued multiple extreme wind warnings, indicating the likelihood for damage caused by sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) or greater. [66]
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.
Damage: $60 billion (1992 dollars) What happened: The Category 5 hurricane is considered one of the most destructive hurricanes to hit Florida. Andrew was the costliest hurricane in Florida’s ...
Key takeaways:•Helene is poised to make landfall near the city of St. Mark in Florida's Big Bend area as a Category 4 hurricane Thursday night. •Widespread extreme damage will occur where the ...