A Question?

[Matthew5]

By looking at this Hurricane Beulau could of been a cat5?


1992
Hurricane Andrew/135 knots with 921 millibars....Cat5
http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/atl ... /track.gif

1967
Hurricane Beulau Max 140 knots/923 millibars....Cat5
http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/atl ... /track.gif

Hurricane Bealau might be the 4th cat5 to hit the united states?

[WeatherNole]

Looks like it weakened just before South Texas landfall. Still a VERY impressive hurricane though.

http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/tropical/rain/beulah1967.html

Mike

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[Air Force Met]

By looking at this Hurricane Beulau could of been a cat5?

Hurricane Bealau might be the 4th cat5 to hit the united states?

Nope. Beulah was a Cat 3 at landfall. She is briefly rated as a cat 5 over the GOM when she had a 920 mb pressure. However, by the time she made landfall, the pressure had risen to about 945-950 mbs...well outside the cat 5 range. Max winds reported were gusts to 136 mph. There is a lot of confusing data out there about Beulah. Some sites do list her as a Cat 5 at landfall...and some list her as a 1. But...the NHC has her as a 3...which is where she belongs. She probably underwent an eyewall cycle...peaked at 160 mph at the top of the cycle...and then was at the down-side of the cycle when she went inland.

Her claim to fame is the number of tornadoes she produced.