Is there such a thing as a CAT 6?

[azsnowman]

Once again, pardon my ignorance of hurricanes BUT.....is there such a thing as a CAT 6 hurricane? And if so....is Ivan the Terrible heading that way? I mean......HOLY COW, "210 MPH at 350'?"

Dennis

[ColinD]

Nope on 6.

[windyinnc12]

NO....

[charleston_hugo_veteran]

Once again, pardon my ignorance of hurricanes BUT.....is there such a thing as a CAT 6 hurricane? And if so....is Ivan the Terrible heading that way? I mean......HOLY COW, "210 MPH at 350'?"

Dennis

maybe there should be a 6....

[canegrl04]

I think they should have a cat 6. A cane blowing 190mph is infinitely more dangerous than one at 156.

[seahawkjd]

Well it kind of hits a point in exponential damage that it doesn't make a difference. Its like falling out of a plane, after you reach a certain speed it doesn't matter how fast you're going when you hit the ground.

[ricreig]

Once again, pardon my ignorance of hurricanes BUT.....is there such a thing as a CAT 6 hurricane? And if so....is Ivan the Terrible heading that way? I mean......HOLY COW, "210 MPH at 350'?"

Dennis

NO, There is not...thankfully. I was in Camille http://www.geocities.com/hurricanene/hu ... amille.htm and I can assure you that you don't need a Cat 6. Camille was OFFICIALLY 190mph but the wind speed exceeded 230 at Keesler AFB when the tower blew down and the measuring instruments were destroyed.

Richard

[Carolina_survivor]

Excellent site ricreig! (http://www.geocities.com/hurricanene/hurricanecamille.htm) Could have spent most of the morning there if I wasn't supposed to be working.

[jes]

Richard,
That was really interesting. Can you imagine that now with all the casino's. I have heard about Camile for years. Everyone in Mobile still talks about it as they felt the effects also.

[HurricaneGirl]

After 155 mph it doesn't make a difference.. everything in it's path is going to be gone.

[weatherFrEaK]

We can just pretend there is one today.

[rtd2]

for some reason our WX fathers before us liked the 5 step program! Cat 1-5 in canes and F 1-5 in tornadoes....AN F-5 tornado's winds can well exceed anything a cat 5 has to offer ...BUT ALOT smaller windfield

[B-Bear]

for some reason our WX fathers before us liked the 5 step program! Cat 1-5 in canes and F 1-5 in tornadoes....AN F-5 tornado's winds can well exceed anything a cat 5 has to offer ...BUT ALOT smaller windfield

Yes and no. An F-5 certainly has stronger winds, but it last only seconds. A hurricane's winds last hours. So although the winds speeds may be less severe, the constant pounding can have the same effect. And then there's the size issue...

[ricreig]

Richard,
That was really interesting. Can you imagine that now with all the casino's. I have heard about Camile for years. Everyone in Mobile still talks about it as they felt the effects also.

If it wasn't for the *people* there, I'd vote to let Ivn have a take at the Casinos Biloxi was a 'graft' town, but relatively sleepy when I was there. Now I'm not sure I'd want to go back there, Ivan or not.....But, Camille *DID* change that area permanently, didn't it?

[TexasStooge]

Interesting info there. I was about to ask the same thing, but it was answered.

[Brent]

No. If there ever was a Cat 6 though, it was Camille or the 1935 Keys Hurricane, both of which were in the 190-200 mph sustained winds.

[therock1811]

No on a Category 6...Would you believe there's such a thing as an F-6 though?
http://www.shorstmeyer.com/tornadoes/fpp.html

[therock1811]

No on a Category 6...Would you believe there's such a thing as an F-6 though?
http://www.shorstmeyer.com/tornadoes/fpp.html

[feederband]

Yes, a Cat 6 it is when the bulldozer clear EVERYTHING from the Cat 5. lol

[therock1811]

Someone delete the second post pls...darn dialup would NOT let me get in before Feederband's post?