Any hurricane can kill.
The main difference between a Category 2 and a Category 4 hurricane is the wind speed. A Category 2 hurricane has sustained winds of 96-110 mph, while a Category 4 hurricane has sustained winds of 130-156 mph. Category 4 hurricanes are more intense and can cause more damage compared to a Category 2 hurricane.
Currently Tomas is a category 1 hurricane, though earlier it was a category 2.
A category 2 hurricane has sustained winds of 96 to 110 mph.
Hurricane Donna hit Long Island as a category 2 hurricane with winds of 105 mph.
Hurricane Sandy was only a Category 2 hurricane a peak strength and a category 1 at landfall in the U.S.
Hurricane Arthur (2014) was a category 2 hurricane.
Hurricane Alex was a category 2
No, Hurricane Alex was a category 2.
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 main difference between a Category 2 and a Category 4 hurricane is the wind speed. A Category 2 hurricane has sustained winds of 96-110 mph, while a Category 4 hurricane has sustained winds of 130-156 mph. Category 4 hurricanes are more intense and can cause more damage compared to a Category 2 hurricane.
Currently Tomas is a category 1 hurricane, though earlier it was a category 2.
A category 2 hurricane has sustained winds of 96 to 110 mph.
Sustained winds of a category 2 hurricane are 96-110 mph.
Hurricane Donna hit Long Island as a category 2 hurricane with winds of 105 mph.
Hurricane Sandy was only a Category 2 hurricane a peak strength and a category 1 at landfall in the U.S.
Hurricane Isabel in 2003 was a category 5 hurricane.
The last hurricane to hit Texas, Hurricane Ike, was a strong category 2 at landfall. Earlier it had reached category 4 strength while over the Atlantic.