Could There Be New Category for Hurricanes? Tropic Talk During Long Days of Winter

I recently reread a column that I penned back in October 2016. A formidable Hurricane Matthew, a massive spinner that reached winds of 165 mph in the Atlantic and would tear a vicious path through the Caribbean and Carolinas, was churning through the Atlantic. New Jersey was still in the window of possible danger.

To quote that Liquid Lines, “Hurricane Matthew was a Cat 5 storm. And just to give you an idea … there is no Category 6.