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  2. 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.

  3. Tropical cyclone intensity scales - Wikipedia

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    A Category 4 hurricane has winds of 113 to 136 kn (130 to 157 mph; 209 to 252 km/h), while a Category 5 hurricane has winds of at least 137 kn (158 mph; 254 km/h). [1] [3] A post tropical cyclone is a system that has weakened, into a remnant low or has dissipated and formal advisories are usually discontinued at this stage. [1]

  4. List of Category 4 Atlantic hurricanes - Wikipedia

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    These, on average, are the peaks of a Category 5 major hurricane and a Category 2 hurricane. The average pressure for a Category 4 Atlantic hurricane is between 932 and 945 mbar/hPa, just to delimit boundaries of what pressure a Category 4 hurricane peaks at.

  5. Here's how many Category 5 hurricanes have hit mainland U.S.

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    Several recorded Category 5 hurricanes reached that intensity multiple times during their lifetime. Hurricanes Allen in 1980, Isabel in 2003 and Ivan in 2004 each soared to Category 5 intensity ...

  6. Is a Category 6 hurricane possible? What research says - AOL

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    As of Tuesday morning, the National Hurricane Center says Milton’s maximum sustained winds are 150 mph, making it a strong Category 4. On Monday, while Milton was a Category 5 storm, maximum ...

  7. “This Would Be Disastrous”: Hurricane Milton Becomes Category ...

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    The strongest tropical hurricane to make landfall in Florida was the Category 5 Labor Day Hurricane of 1935. With winds reaching 185 mph (295 k/h), the storm resulted in the deaths of over 400 ...

  8. Severe weather terminology (United States) - Wikipedia

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    The Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale, assigns a numerical classification of hurricanes into five categories distinguished by the intensities of their sustained winds. The scale spans from Category 1 (winds of at least 74 miles per hour (119 km/h)) to Category 5 (exceeding 156 miles per hour (251 km/h)).

  9. List of Category 5 Atlantic hurricanes - Wikipedia

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    A Category 5 Atlantic hurricane is a tropical cyclone that reaches Category 5 intensity on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale, within the Atlantic Ocean to the north of the equator. They are among the strongest tropical cyclones that can form on Earth, having 1-minute sustained wind speeds of at least 137 knots (254 km/h ; 158 mph ; 70 m ...

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