Hurricane Charley peaked as a strong category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of 150 mph.
The categorization of hurricanes is not based on how fast they travel, but on how fast the sustained winds within a hurricane move at their fastest. A category 5 hurricane has winds of 156 mph or greater.
A category 4 hurricane has sustained winds of 131 to 155 mph.
If you are asking about a "category 5" hurricane classification the winds need to be 157 miles per hour or faster.
Hurricane Rita had peak sustained winds of 180 mph.
There is no such thing category 6 hurricane. Any hurricane with winds over 155 mph is a category 5.
The winds of a hurricane must be at least 119 km/h.
Hurricane Katrina had peak winds of 175 mph.
The categorization of hurricanes is not based on how fast they travel, but on how fast the sustained winds within a hurricane move at their fastest. A category 5 hurricane has winds of 156 mph or greater.
A category 4 hurricane has sustained winds of 131 to 155 mph.
Winds in Hurricane Wilma peaked at 185 mph.
If you are asking about a "category 5" hurricane classification the winds need to be 157 miles per hour or faster.
; Category One Hurricane: Winds 74-95 mph; Category Two Hurricane: Winds 96-110 mph; Category Three Hurricane: Winds 111-130 mph; Category Four Hurricane: Winds 131-155 mph; Category Five Hurricane: Winds greater than 155 mph
at it's strongest point, a category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of 145 mph. at the time it made landfall in Texas, a category 2 hurricane with sustained winds of 110 mph.
Hurricane Rita had peak sustained winds of 180 mph.
A category 5 hurricane has sustained winds of at least157 miles per hour.
There is no such thing category 6 hurricane. Any hurricane with winds over 155 mph is a category 5.
If you mean Katrina peak winds were 175 mph. If you mean Katia peak winds were 135 mph.