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Will Hurricane Irma be a category 6 hurricane?

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A hurricane with winds in excess of 180 miles per hour is scary enough. But some corners of the Internet are stirring additional panic -- and attracting additional clicks -- by referring to an extreme hurricane category that doesn't even exist. read more

No, Hurricane Irma Won’t Be a ‘Category 6’ Storm Image A Category 5 hurricane that hit the Florida Keys on Labor Day of 1935 derailed an 11-car passenger train and destroyed the devices meant to measure its winds. read more

We can say with certainty that Hurricane Irma is not a Category 6 storm and will not become one because that category does not exist. The highest rating on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is a five, which contains all storms with sustained winds greater than 157 mph. read more

Hurricane Irma is a very real, powerful Category 5 storm that lashed the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico's northeast coast and could potentially wallop South Florida this weekend. read more

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