Not really. Hurricane levels have 20mph bands. Cat 6 should start at 175 and Cat 7 at 195. Hurricane Michael (2018) had recorded winds right at 193 before the weather system blew apart and the storm picked up strength.
Posted on 10/08/2024 2:00:07 AM PDT by Libloather
With Hurricane Milton hitting winds of up to 180 miles per hour and at such a high speed, scientists are wondering if the storm defies the five category system and should go up to a Category 6.
Florida’s Gulf Coast braced on Tuesday for the impact of Hurricane Milton’s near-record winds and expected massive storm surge, which could bring destruction to areas already reeling from Helene’s devastation 12 days ago and still recovering from Ian’s wrath two years ago.
Almost the entirety of Florida’s west coast was under a hurricane warning early on Tuesday as the Category 5 storm and its 165mph winds crept toward the state at 9mph, sucking energy from the Gulf of Mexico’s warm water.
The strongest Atlantic hurricane on record is 1980’s Allen, which reached wind speeds of 190 mph as it moved through the Caribbean and Gulf before striking Texas and Mexico.
The storm, which CNN called 'the strongest on Earth in 2024,' was described by an Orlando meteorologist as 'nothing short of astronomical.'
'I am at a loss for words to meteorlogically describe you the storms small eye and intensity,' Noah Bergen said.
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In what way?
They oughtta just soap opera with Harry and Meghan. Plenty drama there with their mentally challenged prince.
Oh just stop. That's an incredibly ignorant statement.
Traffic on 75 Going north from near the panhandle area to south of Tampa was filled yesterday and last nigh every gas station we went to in Ft Myers was out of gas.
Today we evac to Miami area and traffic is bumper to bumper. Lots of slow and go but steady.
It turned a little bit south a few hours ago.
Yes hurricanes just do what they want to. Like my phone.
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Almost the same in G ville.
Not really. Hurricane levels have 20mph bands. Cat 6 should start at 175 and Cat 7 at 195. Hurricane Michael (2018) had recorded winds right at 193 before the weather system blew apart and the storm picked up strength.
Thank you, yep, it is hugging the coast down there so far.
They just haven't dialed the HAARP system in on it yet.
W. Earl Lee.
Depends on exactly where it exits ... have seen forecasts as low as Palm Bay and as high as Palm Coast. Models this AM seem to suggest somewhere around Cape Canaveral. Thats 70 miles away, so I think I would be OK.
Al Sink
I agree, but they think they can. As soon as it started to spin off the coast of Veracruz they were already talking about it going straight towards Tampa and washing it away. They had the forecast path aimed straight at Tampa. But it didn’t take that path at all. They obviously really did not know and were just projecting to fit a narrative before they really did know.
Here ya go, smartypants.
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