She was a very dangerous Cat. 4 in the GOM a couple of years ago, but weakened to a Cat. 1 before landfall in Louisiana. Following is from NOAA archives:
"The center of the hurricane moved over the southwest tip of the Isle of Youth on the morning of October 1st , and over western mainland Cuba a few hours later, with wind speeds as high as 90 knots. Gradually accelerating its forward speed to about 15 knots, Lily turned northward and made landfall on the Louisiana coast on the 3rd, with an estimated 80-knot maximum wind speed. However, between Cuba and Louisiana, Lili intensified to 125 knots early on the 3rd over the north-central Gulf of Mexico and then rapidly weakened to 80 knots during the 13 hours until landfall. Lili was absorbed by an extratropical low on the 4th while moving northeastward near the Tennessee/Arkansas border. Lili was the first hurricane to make landfall in the United States since Irene hit Florida in 1999."
Hope Hurricane Lilly set a precedent.......
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