Longest Lasting Cat 4/5?
Moderator: S2k Moderators
- brunota2003
- S2K Supporter
- Posts: 9476
- Age: 34
- Joined: Sat Jul 30, 2005 9:56 pm
- Location: Stanton, KY...formerly Havelock, NC
- Contact:
Once again, as I always do, I have consulted the NHC FAQ and have come up with this: Longest Lasting Cat 5 By Basin
Hope that helps
Hope that helps

0 likes
- wxmann_91
- Category 5
- Posts: 8013
- Age: 33
- Joined: Fri Jul 15, 2005 2:49 pm
- Location: Southern California
- Contact:
brunota2003 wrote:Once again, as I always do, I have consulted the NHC FAQ and have come up with this: Longest Lasting Cat 5 By Basin
Hope that helps
Thanks, but longest lasting Cat 4/5, not just 5.

0 likes
- WindRunner
- Category 5
- Posts: 5806
- Age: 34
- Joined: Fri Jul 29, 2005 8:07 pm
- Location: Warrenton, VA, but Albany, NY for school
- Contact:
This is what I've found
http://www.hurricane.com/hurricane-records.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Allen
Think it lasted for about 3 days.
Longest Category 5 hurricane: Hurricane Allen, 1980, reached Category 5 status on 3 occasions (Ivan and Isabel did the same, but Allen lasted longer). Dog 1950 2.50 days; Isabel 2003, David 1979, Mitch 1998 all 1.75 days.
http://www.hurricane.com/hurricane-records.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Allen
Think it lasted for about 3 days.
0 likes
- AussieMark
- Category 5
- Posts: 5858
- Joined: Tue Sep 02, 2003 6:36 pm
- Location: near Sydney, Australia
since 1970 these are the storms that spent the longest amount of time of at least 115 kts per the unisys best track in ATlantic Basin
Ivan (2004) - 8.25 days
Isabel (2003) - 6.5 days
Luis (1995) - 6 days
Allen (1980) - 5.75 days
Edouard (1996) - 5 days
David (1979) - 4.25 days
Frances (2004) - 3.75 days
Gert (1999) - 3.50 days
Hugo (1989) - 3.50 days
Mitch (1998) - 3.25 days
Wilma (2005) - 3.25 days
Andrew (1992) - 3.25 days
Fabian (2003) - 3 days
Ivan (2004) - 8.25 days
Isabel (2003) - 6.5 days
Luis (1995) - 6 days
Allen (1980) - 5.75 days
Edouard (1996) - 5 days
David (1979) - 4.25 days
Frances (2004) - 3.75 days
Gert (1999) - 3.50 days
Hugo (1989) - 3.50 days
Mitch (1998) - 3.25 days
Wilma (2005) - 3.25 days
Andrew (1992) - 3.25 days
Fabian (2003) - 3 days
0 likes
- brunota2003
- S2K Supporter
- Posts: 9476
- Age: 34
- Joined: Sat Jul 30, 2005 9:56 pm
- Location: Stanton, KY...formerly Havelock, NC
- Contact:
- wxmann_91
- Category 5
- Posts: 8013
- Age: 33
- Joined: Fri Jul 15, 2005 2:49 pm
- Location: Southern California
- Contact:
brunota2003 wrote:Were they talking about the record for the world or the CPAC record?wxmann_91 wrote:Thanks Mark. I just did some calculations and realized that Ioke was not going to break that record even if it maintained Cat 4+ strength for 5 days, so why did CPHC say it would?
AS FAR AS INTENSITY...LOOKING AT CURRENT ENVIRONMENTAL WIND FIELDS AROUND IOKE AND HOW IT IS RESPONDING...BY INTENSIFYING...THE STORM WILL LIKELY REMAIN A CATEGORY 4 OR 5 STORM FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. EYEWALL REPLACEMENT CYCLES MAY BRING PERIODIC FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY...HOWEVER THERE IS NO CLEAR EVIDENCE FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE OVERALL STORM ENVIRONMENT. ANOMALOUSLY STRONG MID AND UPPER LEVEL CYCLONES AT ABOUT 150W AND 155E FLANK A HUGE ANTICYCLONE COVERING THE MID PACIFIC...AND IOKE WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO BENEFIT FROM THE RESULTING LOW SHEAR AND FAVORABLE OUTFLOW PATTERN. IN ADDITION...SST VALUES WARM TO 29C ALONG THE TRACK. IF INDEED IOKE MAINTAINS CATEGORY 4 OR 5 STATUS FOR THE NEXT 96 HOURS...A PRELIMINARY SURVEY OF THE RECORDS SHOW THAT THIS COULD BE A WORLD RECORD FOR LONGEVITY OF A CATEGORY 4 OR GREATER STORM.
0 likes
- AussieMark
- Category 5
- Posts: 5858
- Joined: Tue Sep 02, 2003 6:36 pm
- Location: near Sydney, Australia
-
- Category 5
- Posts: 1109
- Joined: Mon May 31, 2004 10:15 pm
- WindRunner
- Category 5
- Posts: 5806
- Age: 34
- Joined: Fri Jul 29, 2005 8:07 pm
- Location: Warrenton, VA, but Albany, NY for school
- Contact:
wxmann_91 wrote:Thanks Mark. I just did some calculations and realized that Ioke was not going to break that record even if it maintained Cat 4+ strength for 5 days, so why did CPHC say it would?
They said that after it was one for two or three days already, which would make sense if Ivan happens to be the current record holder, though I doubt that is true. But that's my best explanation.
And calamity, no storm in 81 last as a typhoon more than 6 days, so I went and looked Rita up. Rita was 1978, held typhoon status for exactly 7 days, of which exactly 3 straight were at Cat 5 and 4.5 as a Cat 4+.
IOW, Ioke whips Rita badly.
0 likes
- wxmann_91
- Category 5
- Posts: 8013
- Age: 33
- Joined: Fri Jul 15, 2005 2:49 pm
- Location: Southern California
- Contact:
Nancy 1961 lasted 5.5 consecutive days as a Cat 5.
http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/w_p ... /track.gif
Longer as a Cat 4. So, even consectutively, (the disco said 96 hours), Ioke would not break Nancy's record.
http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/w_p ... /track.gif
Longer as a Cat 4. So, even consectutively, (the disco said 96 hours), Ioke would not break Nancy's record.
0 likes
Return to “Got a question? I'm listening”
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 25 guests