List of Category 5 Atlantic hurricanes facts for kids
A Category 5 hurricane is a hurricane that winds get over 156 mph. This page is a list of the Category 5 hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean. There are no records of a Category 5 hurricane before 1900; equipment was not as good before that. The season with the most Category 5 hurricanes was in 2005, which had four. The most consecutive years with at least one Category 5 hurricane were 2016 to 2019.
Category 5 hurricanes are very destructive and many Category 5 hurricanes get their names retired after the season. Of the named Category 5 Atlantic hurricanes only four of them have not had their name retired, the four names are: Cleo (1958), Ethel (1960), Edith (1971), and Emily (2005 Atlantic hurricane season|2005).
Category 5 hurricanes
Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale | ||||||
TD | TS | C1 | C2 | C3 | C4 | C5 |
This is the list, it is ordered by year of the Category 5 hurricane.
Name | Season | Highest winds | |||
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Knots | Kilometers per hour | Miles per hour | |||
1920s | |||||
"Cuba" | 1924 | 145 | 270 | 165 | |
"Okeechobee" | 1928 | 140 | 260 | 160 | |
1930s | |||||
"Bahamas" | 1932 | 140 | 260 | 160 | |
"Labor Day" | 1935 | 160 | 295 | 185 | |
"New England" | 1938 | 140 | 260 | 160 | |
1950s | |||||
Dog | 1950 | 160 | 295 | 185 | |
Easy | 1951 | 140 | 260 | 160 | |
Janet | 1955 | 150 | 280 | 175 | |
1960s | |||||
Donna | 1960 | 140 | 260 | 160 | |
Ethel | 140 | 260 | 160 | ||
Carla | 1961 | 150 | 280 | 175 | |
Hattie | 140 | 260 | 160 | ||
Beulah | 1967 | 140 | 260 | 160 | |
Camille | 1969 | 165 | 305 | 190 | |
1970s | |||||
Edith | 1971 | 140 | 260 | 160 | |
Anita | 1977 | 150 | 280 | 175 | |
David | 1979 | 150 | 280 | 175 | |
1980s | |||||
Allen | 1980 | 165 | 305 | 190 | |
Gilbert | 1988 | 160 | 295 | 185 | |
Hugo | 1989 | 140 | 260 | 160 | |
1990s | |||||
Andrew | 1992 | 150 | 280 | 175 | |
Mitch | 1998 | 155 | 285 | 180 | |
2000s | |||||
Isabel | 2003 | 145 | 270 | 165 | |
Ivan | 2004 | 145 | 270 | 165 | |
Emily | 2005 | 140 | 260 | 160 | |
Katrina | 150 | 280 | 175 | ||
Rita | 155 | 285 | 180 | ||
Wilma | 160 | 295 | 185 | ||
Dean | 2007 | 150 | 280 | 175 | |
Felix | 150 | 280 | 175 | ||
2010s | |||||
Matthew | 2016 | 145 | 265 | 165 | |
Irma | 2017 | 155 | 285 | 180 | |
Maria | 150 | 280 | 175 | ||
Michael | 2018 | 140 | 260 | 160 | |
Dorian | 2019 | 160 | 295 | 185 | |
Lorenzo | 140 | 260 | 160 | ||
2020s | |||||
Iota | 2020 | 140 | 260 | 160 |
Images for kids
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Hurricane Dorian near peak intensity over the Abaco Islands on September 1
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An October Category 5 that hit Cuba, Florida, and The Bahamas in 1924. It was the first hurricane to be officially recognized as a Category 5 on the modern-day Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.
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Hurricane Michael as it was making landfall as a Category 5 hurricane in 2018