Allison
(Weather Guru)
Sat Jul 16 2005 03:19 PM
Re: Emily Gets Stronger

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Emily may reach Cat 5 status. Have there been other storms that reached Cat 5 in July??




Lou answered this earlier in the thread -- here's his response:

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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.





Allison