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A comment on Hurricane Ian damages in Southeast estimated at $100B to $120B. Parent comment

Re:Hurricane Ian damages in Southeast estimated at $100B to ... by jdhn on Friday September 30, 2022 @02:30PM (#33038729)
It was a Cat 5 in all but name. Max winds were measured at 155 MPH, Cat 5 starts at 157 MPH wind speed.
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Re:Hurricane Ian damages in Southeast estimated at $100B to ... by lotsofpulp on Friday September 30, 2022 @03:13PM (#33039357)
So a cat 4 is a cat 5 in all but name? And a cat 5 is a cat 6 in all but name?
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Re:Hurricane Ian damages in Southeast estimated at $100B to ... by jdhn on Friday September 30, 2022 @04:16PM (#33040192)
Don't be obtuse. This was 2 MPH away from being a "weak" Cat 5.
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Re:Hurricane Ian damages in Southeast estimated at $100B to ... by random42_ on Friday September 30, 2022 @06:26PM (#33041557)
Or we can say that this was a strong cat 4 instead.
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