RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – As of Tuesday morning, Hurricane Milton is a Category 4 storm, but it spent part of Monday as a Category 5 storm, the highest possible on the Saffir-Simpson strength scale ...

The historical record actually bears out creating a Category 6. The “Great Labor Day Hurricane” in 1935 reached 185 mph when it hit the mid to upper Florida Keys. In 1980, Hurricane Allen hit ...

Category 2 consists of hurricane winds between 96-110 mph that are described as “extremely dangerous winds will cause extensive damage.” Category 3 are winds that lie somewhere between 111-129 ...

A Category 6 hurricane would be one with winds greater than 192 mph, they proposed. There currently is not a Category 6 hurricane classification on the Saffir-Simpson scale.

There is no upper limit to what constitutes a Category 5 hurricane, so there is no designation for “Category 6.” The Saffir-Simpson wind scale for Hurricanes.

Category 3: Wind Speed: 111-129 mph (178-208 km/h) Damage: Extensive; large trees uprooted, mobile homes destroyed, significant damage to small buildings. Risk of severe flooding. Category 4: Wind ...

May 21, 2006 — -- There is no official Category 6 for hurricanes, but scientists say they're pondering whether there should be as evidence mounts that hurricanes around the world have sharply ...

Category 6 hurricanes are, fortunately, not real. When meteorologists describe storms as Category 1 or 2 hurricanes, they’re referring to their strength as outlined in the Saffir–Simpson Scale.

A Category 5 hurricane, for example, has wind speeds of 157 mph or more. The last Category 5 storm to make landfall in the U.S. was Hurricane Michael on Oct. 10, 2018.

The Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale, developed in the early 1970s, ranks hurricanes from Category 1, which means winds of 74-95 mph, to Category 5, which covers winds of 157 mph or more ...

The Category 6 hurricane's howling winds accelerate to a startling 200 mph in Miami, mercilessly pummeling a two-story wood-frame house until the roof tears off and the rattling windows explode.