recmod
(Weather Guru)
Sat Jul 16 2005 11:17 AM
Re: Emily Gets Stronger

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If Emily reaches Cat 5 intensity, would that make her the earliest Cat 5 storm in history? (have there been others in July?)



The earliest Cat 5 recorded was 1980's Hurricane Allen, which reached Cat 5 intensity on 00Z August 5. At this point ,the storm had winds of 160mph with a central pressure of 911mb.

--Lou


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