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Old 02-06-2024, 08:35 AM
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So over the last 43 years it has happened 5 times. All 5 have been in the last decade. The wind speed for Cat 5 is 157 MPH or more. The paper looking at these much more intense hurricanes/typhoons suggests that an additional Cat 6 is needed to differentiate these much more intense storms.

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Makes sense to me. Why would anyone be bothered by this?