In late October 2023, Hurricane Otis unleashed devastation on Acapulco, Mexico, making landfall on October 25 as a Category 5 ...

Hurricane Dorian strengthened into a catastrophic Category 5 storm Sept. 1, 2019, packing 160 mph winds as it was about to slam into the Abaco Islands in the Bahamas.

Hurricane Rita, 2005: Rita also hit Category 5 level winds in the Gulf before weakening to a Category 3 and making landfall in Louisiana, flooding communities still reeling from Katrina. Deaths: 120.