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So an intensity of 115 kn is rated Category 4, but the conversion to miles per hour (132.3 mph) would round down to 130 mph, making it appear to be a Category 3 storm. Likewise, an intensity of 135 kn (~155 mph, and thus Category 4) is 250.02 km/h, which, according to the definition used before the change would be Category 5. [11]
A Category 4 hurricane has winds of 113 to 136 kn (130 to 157 mph; 209 to 252 km/h), while a Category 5 hurricane has winds of at least 137 kn (158 mph; 254 km/h). [1] [3] A post tropical cyclone is a system that has weakened, into a remnant low or has dissipated and formal advisories are usually discontinued at this stage. [1]
Winds at 115 mph, making it a Category 3 hurricane. Aug. 30, 2 p.m.: Idalia weakens into tropical storm over central Georgia. Winds at 69 mph.
A Thursday forecast from the National Hurricane Center shows the hurricane approaching landfall Thursday night as a Category 3 with winds near 115 mph. ... Category 1 hurricane: 74-95 mphVery ...
The hurricane center's forecast for Helene's rapid transition from unnamed storm to Cat 3 hurricane may be ... and for now Helene is forecast to be a Category 3 at landfall, with 115-mph winds. ...
115 mph (185 km/h) Atlantic→ ... Hurricane Grace in 2021 made landfall in Mexico as a strong Category 3 hurricane, and the system's low-level circulation center ...
Hurricane Kristy weakened into a Category 3 storm on Thursday and with further weakening expected throughout the weekend, ... Kristy had maximum sustained winds near 115 mph, with higher gusts ...
Hurricane John, the most recent Category 3 hurricane in the Eastern Pacific, on September 23, 2024.. Category 3 is the third-highest classification on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale, and categorizes tropical cyclones with 1-minute maximum sustained winds between 96 and 112 knots (110 and 129 mph; 178 and 207 km/h; 49 and 58 m/s).