Hurricane comes from 16th Century Spanish (huracán), which is itself derived from a similar word taken from the Taino Indian language meaning "great wind"
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Hurricane is typically spoken in the language of meteorology and related scientific fields to describe a severe tropical storm with strong winds and heavy rain.
Category 5 hurricanes are the most intense on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Some famous Category 5 hurricanes include Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Hurricane Maria in 2017, and Hurricane Dorian in 2019. These storms are characterized by sustained winds of 157 mph or higher.
Hurricane Michael was a Category 5 hurricane. It made landfall in the Florida Panhandle on October 10, 2018, with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph. It was the first Category 5 hurricane to make landfall in the United States since Hurricane Andrew in 1992.
Hurricane Sophia was a Category 4 hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of around 140-145 mph.
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Hurricane Edith made landfall as a category 5 hurricane in Nicaragua in 1971.