Category:Category 5 hurricanes

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Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale
Category	Wind speed	Storm surge
	mph (km/h)	ft (m)
5	>=156 (>=250)	>18 (>5.5)
4	131–155 (210–249)	13–18 (4.0–5.5)
3	111–130 (178–209)	9–12 (2.7–3.7)
2	96–110 (154–177)	6–8 (1.8–2.4)
1	74–95 (119–153)	4–5 (1.2–1.5)
Additional classifications
Tropical storm	39–73 (63–117)	0–3 (0–0.9)
Tropical depression	0–38 (0–62)	0 (0)
Subtropical storm	39–73 (63–117)	0–3 (0–0.9)
Subtropical depression	0–38 (0–62)	0 (0)
Extratropical storm	>=39 (>=63)	varies

These tropical cyclones reached Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale at their peak.

Subcategories

There are 2 subcategories to this category.

K

• Hurricane Katrina

R

• Hurricane Rita

Articles in category "Category 5 hurricanes"

There are 43 articles in this section of this category.

List of Category 5 Atlantic hurricanes * 1928 Okeechobee Hurricane Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 New England Hurricane of 1938 1947 Fort Lauderdale Hurricane 1991 Bangladesh cyclone A Hurricane Allen Hurricane Andrew Hurricane Anita B Hurricane Beulah C Hurricane Camille Hurricane Carla Typhoon Chaba D Hurricane David

D cont. Hurricane Dog Hurricane Donna E Hurricane Easy (disambiguation) Hurricane Edith Hurricane Ethel F Super Typhoon Forrest G Cyclone Gafilo Hurricane Gilbert H Typhoon Haitang Hurricane Hattie Typhoon Herb Hurricane Hugo I Hurricane Isabel Hurricane Ivan J Hurricane Janet

J cont. Hurricane John K Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Kenna L Hurricane Linda M Typhoon Ma-on Cyclone Mahina Hurricane Mitch N Typhoon Nabi P Super Typhoon Paka R Hurricane Rita T Typhoon Tip V Typhoon Vera W Hurricane Wilma Z Cyclone Zoe