Back-to-Back Cat. 5 Years

#1 Postby **HURAKAN** » Sat Aug 28, 2004 4:15 pm

Does anyone know when was the last time 2 Cat. 5 hurricanes formed in the Atlantic a year apart. It will be something new to look for if Frances reaches such a catastrophic intensity. Oh, I got it, Gilbert 1988 - Hugo 1989.

NorthGaWeather · #2 Postby **NorthGaWeather** » Sat Aug 28, 2004 4:18 pm

Hugo was a Cat 4.

lilbump3000 · #3 Postby **lilbump3000** » Sat Aug 28, 2004 4:19 pm

I dont know but this has been a history making year.

#4 Postby **HURAKAN** » Sat Aug 28, 2004 4:24 pm

NorthGaWeather wrote:Hugo was a Cat 4.

According to Unisys, it was a Cat. 5:

The NHC/TPC also confirms it was a Cat. 5 hurricane:
[img]ftp://ftp.nhc.noaa.gov/pub/storm_archives/atlantic/prelimat/atl1989/hugo/prelim06.gif[/img]

NorthGaWeather · #5 Postby **NorthGaWeather** » Sat Aug 28, 2004 4:30 pm

I've never heard of it being a Cat 5, but I could be wrong.

PTPatrick · #6 Postby **PTPatrick** » Sat Aug 28, 2004 4:32 pm

it most definately was a cat 5...east of the islands...you remember it as a cat 4 because that is what it was when it hit SC.

NorthGaWeather · #7 Postby **NorthGaWeather** » Sat Aug 28, 2004 4:35 pm

I've just read several reports that only list it as a Cat 4. Didn't mention Cat 5 status in the Islands. Guess the reports were wrong.

https://www.youtube.com/user/senorpepr · #8 Postby **senorpepr** » Sat Aug 28, 2004 4:42 pm

From the National Climatic Data Center, Hugo was a category 5 of 160 mph, although it made US landfall as a category 4. This is displayed in the UNISYS image above.

Stormsfury · #9 Postby **Stormsfury** » Sat Aug 28, 2004 4:55 pm

NorthGaWeather wrote:I've just read several reports that only list it as a Cat 4. Didn't mention Cat 5 status in the Islands. Guess the reports were wrong.

Hugo was a CAT 5 for 6 hours while east of the Islands on SEPT 15th, 1989 with 160 mph winds and a minimum central pressure of 918MB. RECON underestimated what they would find when they arrived in Hugo and it almost took out the RECON plane ... there's a story about it on various sources on the web (including Weather Underground, if I'm not mistaken) ... chilling tale.

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September 15  18 UTC   14.6N  54.6W   290 deg   14 mph  24 kph  
 160 mph 260 kph   918 mb   Major Hurricane - Category 5

https://www.youtube.com/user/senorpepr · #10 Postby **senorpepr** » Sat Aug 28, 2004 5:09 pm

Stormsfury wrote:RECON underestimated what they would find when they arrived in Hugo and it almost took out the RECON plane ... there's a story about it on various sources on the web (including Weather Underground, if I'm not mistaken) ... chilling tale.

http://www.wunderground.com/hurricane/hugo1.asp

#11 Postby **Air Force Met** » Sat Aug 28, 2004 5:48 pm

Stormsfury wrote:
NorthGaWeather wrote:I've just read several reports that only list it as a Cat 4. Didn't mention Cat 5 status in the Islands. Guess the reports were wrong.

Hugo was a CAT 5 for 6 hours while east of the Islands on SEPT 15th, 1989 with 160 mph winds and a minimum central pressure of 918MB. RECON underestimated what they would find when they arrived in Hugo and it almost took out the RECON plane ... there's a story about it on various sources on the web (including Weather Underground, if I'm not mistaken) ... chilling tale.

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September 15 18 UTC 14.6N 54.6W 290 deg 14 mph 24 kph 160 mph 260 kph 918 mb Major Hurricane - Category 5

Yeah...that is one great story. They flew in at 1500 feet...into a Cat 5. Bad idea. The link to the story is below. IT is well worth the read.

http://www2.sptimes.com/weather/HG.6.html

HurricaneBill · #12 Postby **HurricaneBill** » Sat Aug 28, 2004 7:19 pm

The flight level winds violently shook the plane and damaged one of the engines. To escape, the plane had to get to a higher altitude and dump lots of fuel.

Here's a pic of Hugo at his Category 5 peak.

He has that classic buzzsaw look.

Back-to-Back Cat. 5 Years

Back-to-Back Cat. 5 Years

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