The storm Catastrophe formed Coming_to_be near the coast of Africa on September 9 , becoming Becoming a Category Coming_to_be 5 hurricane Catastrophe on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale , before making landfall Arriving as a Category 3 hurricane Catastrophe on Long Island on September 21 .

The storm Catastrophe formed Coming_to_be near the coast of Africa on September 9 , becoming Becoming a Category Coming_to_be 5 hurricane Catastrophe on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale , before making landfall Arriving as a Category 3 hurricane Catastrophe on Long Island on September 21 .

It reached hurricane strength on September 15 and continued to strengthen Cause_change_of_strength to a peak intensity of 160 mph ( 260 km/h ) near the Bahamas four days later , making it a Category 5-equivalent hurricane Catastrophe .

The storm Catastrophe was propelled Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale northward , rapidly paralleling the East Coast before making landfalls Arriving on Long Island and Connecticut as a Category 3-equivalent hurricane Catastrophe on September 21 .

It reached Arriving its peak intensity on November 20 as a Category 4-equivalent cyclone Catastrophe on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane Catastrophe scale with winds of 230 km/h ( 145 mph ) .

It is the only Category 5 Atlantic hurricane ever recorded Recording in November , as well as the strongest November hurricane Catastrophe on record in the Atlantic Basin .

On November 6 , the tropical cyclone Catastrophe reached Arriving its peak intensity as a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds Motion of 175 mph ( 280 km/h ) .

The storm Catastrophe weakened Cause_change_of_strength to Category 4 intensity while recurving Self_motion northeast , moving Motion ashore Cuba 's Camagüey Province on November 9 with winds of 150 mph ( 240 km/h ) .

The storm was characterized by numerous fluctuations Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale in intensity , and it reached Arriving winds corresponding to Category 3 status on the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale on four separate occasions .

Hurricane Elida was the first hurricane Catastrophe of the 2002 Pacific hurricane season to reach Category 5 strength on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale .

Forming Coming_to_be on July 23 from a tropical wave , the storm rapidly intensified Cause_change_of_strength from a tropical depression into a Category 5 hurricane in two days , and lasted for only six hours at that intensity before weakening .

Rapid intensification ensued Coming_to_be as the storm Catastrophe approached Arriving the central Bahamas early on August 26 , with the storm Catastrophe reaching Category 4 hurricane strength later that day and peaking with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph ( 215 km/h ) shortly after striking Motion Andros .

The cyclone Catastrophe initially weakened Cause_change_of_strength quickly after moving Motion inland , falling Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale to Category 1 status early the next day .

Hurricane Catastrophe Andrew was a powerful and destructive Destroying Category 5 Atlantic hurricane Catastrophe that struck Attack the Bahamas , Florida , and Louisiana in August 1992 .

Andrew caused Causation major damage Damaging in the Bahamas and Louisiana , but the greatest impact Influence was felt Change_sentiment in South Florida , where the storm Catastrophe made Manufacturing landfall Arriving as a Category 5 hurricane Catastrophe , with 1-minute sustained wind speeds as high as 165 mph ( 266 km/h ) .

After spending Expend_resource a week without significantly strengthening Cause_change_of_strength itself in the central Atlantic , it rapidly intensified Cause_change_of_strength into a powerful Category 5 hurricane Catastrophe while moving Motion westward towards the Bahamas on August 23 .

Several hours later , the hurricane Catastrophe emerged Presence over the Gulf of Mexico at Category 4 strength Cause_change_of_strength , with the Gulf Coast of the United States in its dangerous path .

After turning Becoming northwestward and weakening Cause_change_of_strength further , Andrew moved Motion ashore near Morgan City , Louisiana , as a low-end Category 3 storm Catastrophe .

A favorable atmospheric pattern allowed Preventing_or_letting the newly developed system to intensify Cause_change_of_strength to hurricane intensity on November 16 , and further to Category 2 intensity three days later .

Once clear of land , it began Process_start to strengthen Cause_change_of_strength quickly , becoming Becoming a Category 3 and reaching Arriving its peak intensity of 120 mph ( 195 km/h ) the following day .

On November 21 , a cold front moving across the Mississippi Valley resulted in Causation a north and eventual northeast turn of the cyclone , and on November 22 , Kate came Self_motion ashore near Mexico Beach , Florida , as a minimal Category 2 hurricane Catastrophe with winds of 100 mph ( 160 km/h ) .

By early on September 3 , Dora became Becoming a Category 1 hurricane .

Six hours later , the storm reached Arriving Category 2 intensity .

Intensification slowed Change_event_time somewhat , though Dora became Becoming a Category 3 on September 5 .

Deepening further , the storm peaked as a Category 4 with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph ( 215 km/h ) early the following day .

Later on September 7 , Dora re-strengthened Cause_change_of_strength into a Category 3 hurricane .

Two hours later , Dora weakened Cause_change_of_strength to a Category 2 hurricane .

The following day , Debbie intensified Cause_change_of_strength and reached Arriving its peak intensity as a Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane scale , with maximum winds of 120 mph ( 195 km/h ) .

By September 20 , the system turned Motion northward and later that day made Creating landfall Catastrophe in Zapata Peninsula , Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane on the modern day Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale .

By early on September 22 , the system peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph ( 215 km/h ) .

The storm Catastrophe rapidly weakened Cause_change_of_strength while crossing Motion_directional the state and emerged Coming_to_be into the Atlantic Ocean as only a Category 1 hurricane later on September 22 .

After reaching Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale hurricane strength on August 5 south of the Mississippi River Delta , the storm Catastrophe strengthened Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale further into a Category 2 hurricane Catastrophe with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph and a minimum barometric pressure of 972 mbar ( hPa ; 28.71 inHg ) at 0600 UTC on August 7 .

On the following day , Bertha re-intensified Cause_change_of_strength into a hurricane Catastrophe and peaked as an 80 mph ( 130 km/h ) Category 1 hurricane Catastrophe on July 31 .

The hurricane formed Coming_to_be off the coast of Africa and lasted from September 7 to 19 , becoming Becoming extratropical after September 17 , and peaked Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale in strength as a very strong Category 4 hurricane—just 2 mph short of the highest possible rating on the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale .

The hurricane Catastrophe continued to strengthen Cause_change_of_strength while developing a well-defined eye , and peaked Self_motion as a Category 4 hurricane on September 11 .

However , it weakened Cause_change_of_strength considerably before making Causation landfall in Sinaloa as a Category 2 storm .

Late on September 5 , Leslie was upgraded Cause_to_make_progress to a Category 1 hurricane Catastrophe .

Typhoon Rammasun , known Know in the Philippines as Typhoon Glenda , was one of the only two Category 5 super typhoons on record in the South China Sea , with the other one being Pamela in 1954 .

It strengthened Cause_change_of_strength to a hurricane Catastrophe in the eastern Caribbean Sea , and it struck Attack Jamaica with winds near Category 3 intensity .

The hurricane Catastrophe produced Causation peak gusts of 160 mph ( 260 km/h ) at the airport , and its strongest sustained winds were unmeasured in mainland Mexico , suggesting Convincing that it may have been a Category 4 hurricane Catastrophe at landfall Arriving .

The storm rapidly intensified Cause_change_of_strength and reached Arriving its peak intensity of 125 mph ( 205 km/h ) north of the Bahamas before weakening Cause_change_of_strength to Category 2 status near landfall in Massachusetts on September 11 .

After turning Becoming to the west , Mitch rapidly intensified Cause_change_of_strength , first into a major hurricane Catastrophe on October 25 and then into a Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale the next day .

Moving Motion westward as the result of a strong subtropical ridge to its south , the storm Catastrophe quickly intensified Cause_change_of_strength , and reached Arriving Category 2 cyclone intensity on March 25 before entering Arriving the Southwest Indian cyclone basin .

Forming Coming_to_be from a disturbance Attack in the Intertropical Convergence Zone on September 26 and becoming Becoming a tropical storm Catastrophe on September 29 , the hurricane Catastrophe strengthened Cause_change_of_strength to a peak of as a Category 1 hurricane Catastrophe on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Catastrophe Scale on September 30 before making Causation landfall just east of La Paz , Baja California Sur , near Ciudad Constitución in Mexico , exiting Departing over the Gulf of California .

Continued strengthening Cause_change_of_strength ensued Coming_to_be as Calvin curved Motion_directional from its initial westward track northward , and was upgraded Cause_to_make_progress to a hurricane Catastrophe on July 6 Calvin eventually turned Becoming northwest , and became Becoming a Category 2 hurricane Catastrophe on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale ( SSHWS ) .

After emerging Coming_to_be into the Gulf of Mexico , the cyclone strengthened Cause_change_of_strength and reached Achieve its peak intensity equivalent to that of a Category 4 hurricane Catastrophe on September 10 before making its final landfall near Grand Isle , Louisiana , shortly thereafter .

Betsy 's most severe impacts were felt Perception_active in Louisiana , where it made landfall as a powerful Category 4 hurricane Catastrophe .

Continuing to intensify Cause_change_of_strength , the hurricane attained Getting major hurricane strength Cause_change_of_strength , and peaked Motion_directional as a Category 4 hurricane off the coast of Mexico .

Shortly before landfall Self_motion , it weakened to a Category 2 hurricane , and it dissipated Dispersal on October 5 .

By October 20 , Michael peaked Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale as a Category 2 hurricane Catastrophe on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale at a relatively high latitude of 44°N .