Jose briefly peaked Self_motion as a Category 2 hurricane with winds of 100 mph ( 160 km/h ) on October 20 .

However , wind shear weakened Cause_change_of_strength the storm back to a Category 1 hurricane before it struck Antigua .

Irene turned Becoming eastward , and rapidly intensified Cause_change_of_strength to reach Arriving Category 2 hurricane Catastrophe status before becoming Becoming extratropical due Causation to cooler waters .

The hurricane Catastrophe continued to intensify Cause_change_of_strength , and reached peak intensity as a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph ( 175 km/h ) and a minimum barometric pressure of 961 mbar ( hPa ; 28.38 inHg ) , though these statistical peaks were achieved Achieve at different times on September 2 .

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 .

The Yankee hurricane of 1935 was a rare Category 2 hurricane that affected the Bahamas and South Florida in November .

John formed Coming_to_be during the 1994 Pacific hurricane Catastrophe season , which had above-average activity due to the El Niño of 1994–95 , and peaked Motion as a Category 5 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale , the highest categorization for hurricanes .

Once in the Gulf of Mexico , the hurricane Catastrophe quickly strengthened Cause_change_of_strength , and attained Getting its peak intensity on August 29 as a Category 3 hurricane with winds of 115 mph ( 185 km/h ) .

However , nearing the Texas Gulf Coast , the storm waned in intensity , and was only a Category 1 hurricane by the time it made Action a final landfall near Matagorda , Texas on August 30 .

Continued intensification occurred Coming_to_be , and Olaf reached Arriving its peak strength Cause_change_of_strength as a Category 1 hurricane with 75 mph ( 120 km/h ) winds on October 5 and developed Coming_to_be a partial eyewall .

The storm moved Motion through the Caribbean Sea , and in an environment conducive to intensification , it quickly strengthened Cause_change_of_strength to its initial peak intensity as a Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale .

Nearing the United States East Coast , the hurricane Catastrophe quickly attained Getting Category 4 intensity Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale on September 26 , before it subsequently reached Arriving its peak intensity Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph ( 240 km/h ) and a minimum barometric pressure of 930 mbar ( hPa ; 27.46 inHg ) .

Eugene reached Arriving hurricane Catastrophe status on July 24 ; it briefly peaked as a Category 2 hurricane Catastrophe the next day .

Hurricane Catastrophe Eugene weakened Cause_change_of_strength back to a Category 1 hurricane Catastrophe ; subsequently , the hurricane Catastrophe made Manufacturing landfall near Manzanillo .

It headed Self_motion westwards , strengthening Cause_change_of_strength into a Category 3 hurricane Catastrophe and passing Motion_directional over the islands of Great Abaco and Grand Bahama in the Bahamas on September 25 .

Janet was also the first named storm to have 1,000 deaths and the first Category 5 named storm to be retired Removing .

Moving Motion westward across the Caribbean Sea , Janet fluctuated Motion in intensity , but generally strengthened Cause_change_of_strength before reaching Achieve its peak intensity as a Category 5 hurricane Catastrophe with winds of .

A Category 5 upon landfall on the Yucatán Peninsula , Janet caused Causation severe devastation in areas of Quintana Roo and British Honduras .

Janet 's landfall as a Category 5 hurricane Catastrophe on the Yucatán Peninsula was the first recorded instance that a storm of such intensity in the Atlantic made landfall on a continental mainland ; prior to Janet , landfalls of Category 5 intensity were only known Know to have taken place Process_start on islands .

Janet 's landfall as a Category 5 hurricane Catastrophe on the Yucatán Peninsula was the first recorded instance that a storm of such intensity in the Atlantic made landfall on a continental mainland ; prior to Janet , landfalls of Category 5 intensity were only known Know to have taken place Process_start on islands .

Shortly thereafter , it made Manufacturing landfall in Azua Province , Dominican Republic with an intensity equivalent to a Category 1 hurricane on the modern-day Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale .

Norma moved Motion slowly to the northwest and strengthened Cause_change_of_strength into a Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale .

The storm recurved Motion and accelerated Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale to the northeast on October 11 and weakened to a Category 2 .

The hurricane Catastrophe rapidly strengthened Cause_change_of_strength to attain Getting peak winds of 175 mph ( 280 km/h ) , and on September 2 Anita made landfall in eastern Tamaulipas as a Category 5 hurricane Catastrophe .

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 ) .

Ivan caused Causation catastrophic damage Damaging in Grenada as a strong Category 3 storm Catastrophe , heavy damage Damaging in Jamaica as a strong Category 4 storm Catastrophe , and then severe damage Damaging in Grand Cayman , Cayman Islands , and the western tip of Cuba as a Category 5 hurricane Catastrophe .

Ivan caused Causation catastrophic damage Damaging in Grenada as a strong Category 3 storm Catastrophe , heavy damage Damaging in Jamaica as a strong Category 4 storm Catastrophe , and then severe damage Damaging in Grand Cayman , Cayman Islands , and the western tip of Cuba as a Category 5 hurricane Catastrophe .

Ivan caused Causation catastrophic damage Damaging in Grenada as a strong Category 3 storm Catastrophe , heavy damage Damaging in Jamaica as a strong Category 4 storm Catastrophe , and then severe damage Damaging in Grand Cayman , Cayman Islands , and the western tip of Cuba as a Category 5 hurricane Catastrophe .

After peaking in strength Cause_change_of_strength , the hurricane Catastrophe moved Motion north-northwest across the Gulf of Mexico to strike Attack Pensacola/Milton , Florida and Alabama as a strong Category 3 storm Catastrophe , causing Causation significant damage Damaging .

Late on August 5 , Genevieve re-intensified Cause_change_of_strength into a tropical storm Catastrophe , and intensified Cause_change_of_strength into a Category 1 hurricane on the next day when undergoing rapid deepening Cause_change_of_strength because of favorable conditions .

Early on August 7 , Genevieve strengthened Cause_change_of_strength into a Category 4 hurricane , shortly before it crossed Motion_directional the International Date Line and was reclassified as a typhoon , also becoming Becoming the thirteenth named Name_conferral storm of the 2014 Pacific typhoon season .

About 48 hours later , the storm Catastrophe strengthened Cause_change_of_strength and became Becoming a Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale .

Still moving Self_motion westward , the system reached Arriving Category 4 intensity before striking Guadeloupe on September 12 , where it brought Bringing great destruction Destroying and resulted in Causation 1,200 deaths .

Around midday on September 13 , the storm Catastrophe strengthened Cause_change_of_strength into a Category 5 hurricane and peaked Self_motion with sustained winds of .

About six hours later , the system made landfall in Puerto Rico ; it remains Presence the only tropical cyclone on record to strike Attack the island at Category 5 intensity , as of 2019 .

While crossing Motion_directional the island and emerging Coming_to_be into the Atlantic , the storm weakened Cause_change_of_strength slightly , falling to Category 4 intensity .

The system weakened Cause_change_of_strength significantly while crossing Motion_directional Florida , falling to Category 1 intensity late on September 17 .

The next day , Paloma intensified Cause_change_of_strength into a Category 2 hurricane Catastrophe , then soon afterward into a Category 3 major hurricane Catastrophe .

The next day , Paloma intensified Cause_change_of_strength into a Category 2 hurricane Catastrophe , then soon afterward into a Category 3 major hurricane Catastrophe .

Early on November 8 , Paloma continued to intensify and reached Arriving Category 4 intensity , and then weakened rapidly into a Category 2 hurricane before making landfall Self_motion in Santa Cruz del Sur , Cuba .

Early on November 8 , Paloma continued to intensify and reached Arriving Category 4 intensity , and then weakened rapidly into a Category 2 hurricane before making landfall Self_motion in Santa Cruz del Sur , Cuba .

Two days later , it became Becoming a Category 2 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale , but briefly weakened Cause_change_of_strength back to a Category 1 on October 6 .

Two days later , it became Becoming a Category 2 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale , but briefly weakened Cause_change_of_strength back to a Category 1 on October 6 .

Daisy re-strengthened Cause_change_of_strength into a Category 2 later on October 6 , and peaked with winds of 110 mph ( 175 km/h ) .

It weakened Cause_change_of_strength back to a Category 1 again on October 7 .

It attained Achieve major hurricane Catastrophe status ( Category 3 intensity or higher on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale ) two days later .

After peaking in intensity at Category 4 strength Cause_change_of_strength , Estelle slowly weakened Cause_change_of_strength .

Later that day , the storm Catastrophe peaked Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale as a Category 4 hurricane on the modern-day Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale with winds of 130 mph ( 215 km/h ) .

Thereafter , the hurricane Catastrophe began Process_start to weaken Cause_change_of_strength while moving Motion across Florida , falling Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale to Category 1 intensity only several hours after landfall late on September 15 .

By early on September 15 , the storm reached Arriving major hurricane Catastrophe intensity when it became Becoming a Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale .