Back-to-Back-to-Back Years with Category 5 Hurricanes

[HURAKAN]

Hurricane Isabel started this trio, Hurricane Ivan followed, and Hurricane Katrina has stepped becoming the strongest of the three. By the way, Katrina is the strongest hurricane of the 21st Century in the Atlantic.

To make this new record clear, since Satellite era began, there has never been three straight years in which Categories 5 have developed in each one. I have been going back to the seasons since 1900 and is hard to believe that from 1900 to 1927, no category five hurricane developed, thereafter I decided to start in the 1960s.

Also, if Emily is raised to a Cat. 5 during post-analysis, which I believe is really possible, then it will be the first time since 2 Cat. 5 hurricane develop in one season since 1961 (Carla and Hattie). Moreover, it will only be the third time this occurs; 1960 (Donna & Ethel), 1961, 2005.

[Swimdude]

Isabel, 2003.
Ivan, 2004.
Katrina, 2005.

Yup.

[ohiostorm]

And just remember that the season is far from over. Thats one thing I hate to say.

[Andrew92]

Hurricane Isabel started this trio, Hurricane Ivan followed, and Hurricane Katrina has stepped becoming the strongest of the three. By the way, Katrina is the strongest hurricane of the 21st Century in the Atlantic.

To make this new record clear, since Satellite era began, there has never been three straight years in which Categories 5 have developed in each one. I have been going back to the seasons since 1900 and is hard to believe that from 1900 to 1927, no category five hurricane developed, thereafter I decided to start in the 1960s.

Also, if Emily is raised to a Cat. 5 during post-analysis, which I believe is really possible, then it will be the first time since 2 Cat. 5 hurricane develop in one season since 1961 (Carla and Hattie). Moreover, it will only be the third time this occurs; 1960 (Donna & Ethel), 1961, 2005.

There's still re-analysis going on in those years I believe. I firmly believe there had to be at least ONE C5 hurricane in those years.

-Andrew92

[Jim Cantore]

they have gotten stronger every year too

2006.... uh oh

[scostorms]

What about last year, didn't a tropical storm form in the Carribean in December? My parents were on a cruise near it. I forgot the name, but if that could happen, if it happened again, and likely will, would hurricane season be extended?

[HURAKAN]

What about last year, didn't a tropical storm form in the Carribean in December? My parents were on a cruise near it. I forgot the name, but if that could happen, if it happened again, and likely will, would hurricane season be extended?

That was Odette in 2003, which formed in the Caribbean Sea in December, which makes it an out of season tropical cyclone. This is not the first time a tropical storm has developed in December, I think it's the 8th, and just because of its out of season formation the season won't be extended. By the way, Peter formed days later in the central Atlantic.

[JamesFromMaine2]

well if Emily gets upgraded then we could be facing 3 cat 5 hurricanes so far this year since the GFDL has 92L as a cat 4/5 in 120 hours!

[Jim Cantore]

I hate to tell ya it but Donna was the only cat 5 in 1960

Ethel was no cat 5 look at the pressure

[Jim Cantore]

plus theres no way a cat 5 bombs to a TS that fast

[Jim Cantore]

Hurricane Isabel started this trio, Hurricane Ivan followed, and Hurricane Katrina has stepped becoming the strongest of the three. By the way, Katrina is the strongest hurricane of the 21st Century in the Atlantic.

To make this new record clear, since Satellite era began, there has never been three straight years in which Categories 5 have developed in each one. I have been going back to the seasons since 1900 and is hard to believe that from 1900 to 1927, no category five hurricane developed, thereafter I decided to start in the 1960s.

Also, if Emily is raised to a Cat. 5 during post-analysis, which I believe is really possible, then it will be the first time since 2 Cat. 5 hurricane develop in one season since 1961 (Carla and Hattie). Moreover, it will only be the third time this occurs; 1960 (Donna & Ethel), 1961, 2005.

There's still re-analysis going on in those years I believe. I firmly believe there had to be at least ONE C5 hurricane in those years.

-Andrew92

That is a suprise

but afterwards there where two big ones

the Labor day storm

and the San Felpe storm when it nailed san juan