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Aside from Andrew, the following Atlantic hurricanes have attained category 5 strength. They are listed with the year they occurred.
Camille (1969), Edith (1971), Anita (1977), David (1979), Allen (1980), Gilbert (1988), Hugo (1989), Mitch (1998), Isabel (2003), Ivan (2004), Emily (2005), Katrina (2005), Rita (2005), Wilma (2005), Dean (2007), and Felix (2007).
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What category was hurricane Harvey?
Hurricane Andrew was a Category 5 hurricane with 175 mph winds. The pressure was 922 mbar.
What was the highest category reached by hurricane Andrew?
Hurricane Andrew hit South Florida with a category 5 on August 24th 1992.
What category when hurricane Andrew made landfall?
when hurricane Andrew hit Florida in 1992 it came in a cat. #5
What was the highest category strength of hurricane Andrew?
Not mild at all. Hurricane Andrew was once of the strongest hurricanes ever to make landfall in the United States; one of only three to strike as a category 5 storm. It was the most destructive hurricane in U.S. history prior to Hurricane Katrina.
How wide is a category 5 hurricane?
There is no given size for a category 5 hurricane. Hurricane Andrew was a category 5 but was relatively small while Katrina, also a category 5, was huge. The rating of a hurricane depends on sustained wind speed. A category 5 hurricane has sustained winds of at least 156 mph.
What category was hurricane Harvey?
Hurricane Andrew was a Category 5 hurricane with 175 mph winds. The pressure was 922 mbar.
What was the highest category reached by hurricane Andrew?
Hurricane Andrew hit South Florida with a category 5 on August 24th 1992.
What category when hurricane Andrew made landfall?
when hurricane Andrew hit Florida in 1992 it came in a cat. #5
What was the highest category strength of hurricane Andrew?
Not mild at all. Hurricane Andrew was once of the strongest hurricanes ever to make landfall in the United States; one of only three to strike as a category 5 storm. It was the most destructive hurricane in U.S. history prior to Hurricane Katrina.
How wide is a category 5 hurricane?
There is no given size for a category 5 hurricane. Hurricane Andrew was a category 5 but was relatively small while Katrina, also a category 5, was huge. The rating of a hurricane depends on sustained wind speed. A category 5 hurricane has sustained winds of at least 156 mph.
What is the name of the last category 5 hurricane to strike the US and what year was that?
The last hurricane to hit the U.S. at category 5 intensity was Hurricane Andrew in 1992.
Is hurricane Andrew the weakest hurricane?
Not at all. Hurricane Andrew was a category 5 hurricane, making it one of the strongest hurricanes of the past 20 years.
Category 5 hurricanes have hit the US since 1899?
There have been 3 Category 5 hurricanes since 1899 that have hit the U.S. at category 5 strength: the Labor Day hurricane of 1935, Hurricane Camille of 1969, and Hurricane Andrew of 1992.
Hurricane Andrew or Floyd which is stronger?
Hurricane Andrew was stronger. It was a category 5 hurricane with peak winds of 175 mph, making landfall still as a category 5 with winds of 165 mph. Floyd was a category 4 hurricane with peak winds of 155 mph. It made landfall as a category 2 hurricane with winds of 105 mph.
Hurricane Andrew was in what catagorie?
Hurricane Andrew was a category 5 hurricane when it passed over the Bahamas and Florida. That's where Hurricane Andrew was at it's peak intensity. It was downgraded to a category 3 after Florida then struck Louisiana as a category 3.
What was the category of hurricane ISABLE?
Hurricane Isabel was a category 5 hurricane.
Has there ever been a category 5 hurricane?
No, because F5 is a rating for tornadoes, not hurricanes. To date there has never been a recorded F5 tornado in Florida. However, Florida was hit by two category 5 hurricanes: The Labor Day hurricane of 1935 and Hurricane Andrew in 1992.
