Within the North Atlantic Ocean, a Category 2 hurricane is a tropical cyclone, that has 1-minute sustained wind speeds of between 83–95 knots (96–109 mph; 154–176 km/h; 43–49 m/s).[1] Since records began in 1851, a total of 246 tropical cyclones have peaked at this intensity.[2]
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