Hurricane Andrew was a Category 5 hurricane with 175 mph winds. The pressure was 922 mbar.
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.
Hurricane Harvey was a very destructive hurricane that made landfall around Rockport, Texas as a Category 4 hurricane on 25 August 2017. It stalled in that general area for several days wreaking devastation through winds, storm surge, rain - leading to massive flooding.
Harvey and Irma are two different storms. Hurricane Harvey was a storm that moved across portions of the southern Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico. It struck Texas at peak strength as a category 4 hurricane and caused extreme flooding in parts of Texas and Louisiana. It has now dissipated. Hurricane Irma is a major hurricane currently threatening Florida as of September 9, 2017. It moved across parts of the Atlantic and northern Caribbean. It peaked as a category 5 and is one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes ever recorded.
The first category of a hurricane is category 1.
The most notable Category 5 hurricane to hit Texas is Hurricane Harvey, which struck in August 2017. Although it was classified as a Category 4 hurricane at landfall, it brought catastrophic flooding and severe damage to the Texas Gulf Coast. The storm caused extensive destruction in cities like Houston and resulted in historic rainfall totals. Harvey's impact marked one of the costliest natural disasters in U.S. history, highlighting the increasing intensity of storms in the region.
No, Hurricane Harvey was not a Category 5 storm when it made landfall in 2017. It was a Category 4 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.
Hurricane Ike, which hit Texas on September 23, 2008 as a strong category 2 hurricane with a storm surge equivalent of a category 5 hurricane. The storm caused approximately 20 billion dollars in damage.
Hurricane Harvey was a very destructive hurricane that made landfall around Rockport, Texas as a Category 4 hurricane on 25 August 2017. It stalled in that general area for several days wreaking devastation through winds, storm surge, rain - leading to massive flooding.
Harvey and Irma are two different storms. Hurricane Harvey was a storm that moved across portions of the southern Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico. It struck Texas at peak strength as a category 4 hurricane and caused extreme flooding in parts of Texas and Louisiana. It has now dissipated. Hurricane Irma is a major hurricane currently threatening Florida as of September 9, 2017. It moved across parts of the Atlantic and northern Caribbean. It peaked as a category 5 and is one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes ever recorded.
Hurricane Isabel was a category 5 hurricane.
The first category of a hurricane is category 1.
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.
Category two
It was a category 1 hurricane.
Hurricane Tanya was a category 1.
Hurricane Arthur (2014) was a category 2 hurricane.