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What wind speed is considered a hurricane?

The lowest category on the Saffir-Simpson scale is the Category 1 with sustained winds of: 74-95 mph 64-82 kt 119-153 km/h Of course you can get gusts higher than that during the hurricane. Tropical storms may have gusts reaching that range but if they are not sustained winds, it doesn't get promoted to the category of a hurricane. Note that hurricanes are defined not only by windspeed but also as part of tropical cyclone weather system. Category 2 hurricanes are sustained winds of: 96-110 mph 83-95 kt 154-177 km/h Category 3 hurricanes are sustained winds of: 111-129 mph 96-112 kt 178-208 km/h Category 4 hurricanes are sustained winds of: 130-156 mph 113-136 kt 209-251 km/h Category 5 hurricanes are sustained winds of: 157 mph or higher 137 kt or higher 252 km/h or higher Since CAT 5 has no upper limit for wind speed there is no such thing as a CAT 6 or higher.


When will Hurricane Ike hit South Carolina?

Do you mean Hurricane Hanna? Hurricane Ike is moving towards the South Florida area. Hurrican Hanna is projected to hit the Carolina's sometime on Saturday. I hope this helps answer your questions. :)


Has anyone from Maine or Novia Scotia had to be evacuated due to Hurricane Kyle?

As of now, there have been no reports of evacuations in Maine or Nova Scotia due to Hurricane Kyle. Residents in these areas should continue to monitor the situation and stay informed through local authorities and news updates.


All categorys and names of all F5 hurricanes?

F5 is not a category used to rate hurricanes, only tornadoes. Category 5 is the strongest category used to rate hurricanes. Atlantic hurricanes. Records of older hurricanes may be incomplete The "Cuba" hurricane of 1924 The "Labor Day" hurricane of 1935 Hurricane Dog 1950 Hurricane Easy 1951 Hurricane Janet 1955 Hurricane Cleo 1958 Hurricane Donna 1960 Hurricane Ethel 1960 Hurricane Carla 1961 Hurricane Hattie 1961 Hurricane Beulah 1967 Hurricane Camille 1969 Hurricane Edith 1971 Hurricane Anita 1977 Hurricane David 1979 Hurricane Allen 1980 Hurricane Gilbert 1988 Hurricane Hugo 1989 Hurricane Andrew 1992 Hurricane Mitch 1998 Hurricane Isabel 2003 Hurricane Ivan 2004 Hurricane Emily Hurricane Katrina 2005 Hurricane Rita 2005 Hurricane Wilma 2005 Hurricane Dean 2007 Hurricane Felix 2007 Pacific Category 5 Hurricanes Hurricane Patsy 1959 Unnamed Hurricane 1959 Hurricane Ava 1976 Hurricane Emilia 1994 Hurricane Gilma 1994 Hurricane John 1994 Hurricane Guillermo 1997 Hurricane Linda 1997 Hurricane Elida 2002 Hurricane Hernan 2002 Hurricane Kenna 2002 Hurricane Ioke 2006 Hurricane Rick 2009 Hurricane Celia 2010


What does F5 hurricane mean?

F5 hurricane means nothing.An F5 tornado is the strongest category on the Fujita scale, used only for tornadoes. Well-built houses are blown off their foundationsA category 5 hurricane is the strongest category on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. It has winds over 156 mph.