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Here's how many Category 5 hurricanes have hit the mainland U.S.
The Atlantic hurricane season begins on June 1 and runs through Nov. 30 and on average, the Atlantic basin sees about seven hurricanes and three major hurricanes a year. On the Saffir-Simpson ...
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Interactive: How rare is it for a hurricane to make landfall as a Category 5?
Milton fluctuated in intensity while churning in the Gulf of Mexico, rapidly becoming a monster Category 5 storm in mere hours on Monday. After a brief weakening for eyewall replacement ...
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What is a Category 5 hurricane?
TAMPA, Fla. - A hurricane with maximum sustained winds of at least 157 mph is considered to be a Category 5 cyclone on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. A Category 5 is the strongest a ...
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Do hurricanes go above a Category 5? What to know about
TAMPA, Fla. — Hurricane Milton has its sights set on Florida's Gulf Coast and that includes the Tampa Bay area. The storm rapidly intensified over a matter of hours Monday from a Category 2 ...
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Here's how many Category 5 hurricanes have hit mainland U.S.
The highest is Category 5, which means a storm that has a sustained wind speed of 157 mph or higher. According to the National Hurricane Center, there have been an estimated 42 tropical cyclones ...