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Originally posted by rainbowbrightCS
The weather channel says Ivan is 150 miles per hour winds right now, and thats a cat. 4 storm... isnt 155+ winds a cat 5? Does this mean is it 6 mph winds speeds different from a cat 5?
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156 mph sustained winds or better for Category 5, wind gusts can easily exceed 180 mph or greater; Hurricane Camille in 1969 was reportedly recorded to have sustained winds of over 190 mph before making landfall on the Mississippi Gulf coast.
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