2024-06-30 22:11:04
There has been at least one Category 4 hurricane in the Atlantic basin in June. Hurricane Audrey, which formed in June 1957, reached Category 4 strength before making landfall in Texas and Louisiana, causing significant damage and loss of life [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(10-0-4) Author
2024-06-30 23:23:43
NNN. The tools used at the time of Audrey's formation were highly innacurate and were based on the whims of passing ships. It was deemed a category 3 and made landfall at that category, with only superficial claims of windspeed to give consideration for a higher category. NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(5-1-0) Author
2024-07-01 00:45:37
NNN - The claim is correct. Hurricane Audrey, referenced by the other user, only reached maximum sustained winds of 125mph, which is a category 3. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(3-0-2) Author
2024-07-01 01:28:27
“Recorded history” for the open Atlantic is back to the 1971. Hurricanes before this that far out would not be recognized or verified as a hurricane, much less measured on the Safirr Simpson scale, which was not even developed until 1971. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(8-0-1) Author
2024-07-01 11:25:47
In June 1957, Hurricane Audrey, one of the deadliest hurricanes in U.S. history reached Category 4 strength. [Link] It was category 3 when it hit landfall on the Southwestern Louisiana coast. NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(5-0-0) Author