NOAA: Ian was Cat 5 before weakening at Florida landfall
WEBApr 3, 2023 · Hurricane Ian briefly reached maximum Category 5 status before weakening to a Category 4 storm as it blasted ashore last September in southwest Florida, eventually causing over $112 billion in damage in the U.S. and more than 150 deaths directly or …
Upon further review, Hurricane Ian peaked as a rare Category 5
WEBApr 3, 2023 · Hurricane Ian was a top-tier Category 5 just before it made its disastrous landfall in southwest Florida in September, the National Hurricane Center has announced.
Ian just shy of a Category 5 hurricane as it nears Florida
WEBSep 28, 2022 · PETERSBURG, Fla. — Hurricane Ian rapidly intensified as it neared landfall along Florida's southwest coast Wednesday morning, gaining top winds of 155 mph, just shy of the most dangerous Category...
Hurricane Ian was briefly a Category 5 storm, National Hurricane …
WEBApr 3, 2023 · The National Hurricane Center announced today that Hurricane Ian of 2022 attained category 5 status with 160 mph sustained winds and a central pressure of 937 mb for a few hours before weakening slightly and hitting Florida as a devastating Cat 4.
Hurricane Ian Made Landfall Just Short of a Rare Category 5 Storm
WEBSep 28, 2022 · Hurricane Ian came ashore Wednesday as one of the most powerful storms to menace the United States in decades, just short of the rarest — and strongest — class of hurricane, a Category 5.
WEBHurricane Ian. 23–30 SEPTEMBER 2022. SYNOPTIC HISTORY. coast of Africa from 14‒15 September. The wave remained embedded in the monsoon trough and Inter-tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) as it moved slowly across …
Hurricane Ian: Few Category 5 hurricanes have made landfall in ... - NPR
WEBSep 28, 2022 · Ian has come ashore on Florida's Gulf Coast with winds of 155 miles per hour, placing it just shy of a Category 5 storm — a ranking shared by only four hurricanes of that strength known to...
Hurricane Ian - Wikipedia
WEBBy 12:00 UTC on September 28, Ian strengthened further to its peak intensity as a Category 5 hurricane with sustained winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and an estimated central pressure of 937 mbar (27.67 inHg) as it neared Southwest Florida, [1] despite outflow being restricted in its southwestern quadrant by moderate wind shear. [17]
Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Florida with catastrophic strength ...
WEBSep 28, 2022 · Ian has made landfall in southwest Florida's Lee County after it strengthened into a brutal, historic-sized Category 4 storm, with top winds of 150 mph — just shy of the most dangerous Category 5...
Category 5 hurricanes in the US: How Ian compares to worst …
WEBSep 28, 2022 · Hurricane Ian was intensifying Wednesday, with winds topping 155 mph — just 2 mph shy of becoming a Category 5 storm. That status, which forecasters consider catastrophic, is actually rare for...