Ivan formed Coming_to_be in early September , and reached Arriving Category 5 strength Cause_change_of_strength on the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale ( SSHS ) .

The 1924 Cuba hurricane Catastrophe is the earliest officially classified Category 5 Atlantic hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson scale ( SSHS ) , and one of two hurricanes to make landfall on Cuba at Category 5 intensity , the other being Hurricane Irma in 2017 – both are also tied Connect for the strongest Cuban landfall in terms of maximum sustained winds .

: Conson ) Its peak intensity was measured at on the SSHS east of the Philippines .