To make matters worse, the plane is heading for a Category 6 storm.

The first hurricane of the season was a strong Category 2 storm.

It's a Category 5 storm before landfall, with winds over 150 miles an hour.

A Category 3 storm is capable of causing extensive damage.

It intensified into a Category 4 storm with a central pressure of 932 millibars.

He said the system at this point could only fully protect against a Category 2 storm.

Some visitors were oblivious that a Category 4 storm had even passed.

It is rated as a Category 5 storm with 185 mph winds.

Even so, I would never try to ride out a Category 4 storm in that house.

They said a Category 3 storm was the maximum that could be expected or planned for.