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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 ...
According to the National Hurricane Center, there have been an estimated 42 tropical cyclones that have reached Category 5 status in the Atlantic Basin since 1924 — the most recent being ...
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 ...
A Category 5 hurricane is the most catastrophic hurricane that can form, and occur only about once every three years on average in the Atlantic basin. Only three times — in the 1960, 1961 and 2005 hurricane seasons — have multiple Category 5 hurricanes formed, and in only one season — 2005 — have more than two formed.
No. 4: North Carolina. In the Tar Heel State, North Carolina has experienced 58 hurricanes (seven of which were Category 3 or Category 4) and has never been hit by a Category 5 hurricane.
The state has also never experienced a Category 5 hurricane. No. 1: Florida The Sunshine State tops the list at No. 1, tallying 120 hurricanes (37 were Category 3 through Category 5).
Category 5 is the 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 5 Atlantic hurricanes; List of Category 5 Pacific hurricanes
Hurricane Ian is the ninth category 4 or 5 hurricane to hit the mainland U.S. in the last 50 years—six of which have occurred since 2017.