Steadily strengthening Cause_change_of_strength as it tracked Self_motion west-northwestward , the tropical storm Catastrophe reached Arriving hurricane intensity the next day .

Steadily intensifying Cause_change_of_strength , Jasmine reached Arriving peak intensity on 8 February as a Category 4 equivalent on the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale , while beginning Process_start to show annular characteristics .

Steadily intensifying Cause_change_of_strength , it attained Getting tropical storm Catastrophe status six hours later and was upgraded Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale to a hurricane Catastrophe on July 26 .

Steadily intensifying Cause_change_of_strength , Erica reached Arriving peak intensity on 13 March as a Category 5 equivalent on the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale .