Fay never became a hurricane. It was a tropical storm that fell just short of hurricane status
The storm named Fay never reached hurricane status. Fay peaked as a strong tropical storm with 70 mph winds. Winds must reach at least 74 mph for a storm to be considered a hurricane.
Hurricane Isabel was a category 5 hurricane.
Hurricane Michael was a Category 5 hurricane. It made landfall in the Florida Panhandle on October 10, 2018, with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph. It was the first Category 5 hurricane to make landfall in the United States since Hurricane Andrew in 1992.
The first category of a hurricane is category 1.
Hurricane Andrew was a Category 5 hurricane with 175 mph winds. The pressure was 922 mbar.
It was a category 1 hurricane.
Category two
No, Fay stayed at tropical storm status all of the time it was in Florida. However, another storm named Fay did reach hurricane status in 2014 and struck Bermuda.
Hurricane Tanya was a category 1.
Hurricane Arthur (2014) was a category 2 hurricane.
Hurricane Ike is a category 4 hurricane.
Hurricane Chris of 2012 was a category 1 hurricane.