Hurricane Emily

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Hurricane Emily was a powerful and destructive Category 5 Atlantic hurricane in 2005 that became one of the strongest storms on record for the month of July.

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Hurricane Emily (2005) 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Atlantic hurricane
Category 5 Atlantic hurricane
affected Grenada NERFINISHED
Mexico NERFINISHED
Tamaulipas NERFINISHED
Windward Islands NERFINISHED
Yucatán Peninsula NERFINISHED
basin Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED
basinCode AL052005
cause heavy rainfall
strong winds
classification Cape Verde-type hurricane
classificationByAgency National Hurricane Center major hurricane
damageType flooding
storm surge
wind damage
formedIn Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED
hurricaneSeasonActivityContext hyperactive 2005 Atlantic hurricane season
intensityClassification major hurricane
landfall Yucatán Peninsula NERFINISHED
northeastern Mexico NERFINISHED
maximumCategory Category 5
meteorologicalStatus retired Atlantic hurricane name candidate
monthOfFormation July 2005
name Emily NERFINISHED
notableFor being one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record for July
reaching Category 5 intensity in July
oceanBasin North Atlantic NERFINISHED
partOf 2005 Atlantic hurricane season
peakIntensity Category 5 on the Saffir–Simpson scale
recordHeld strongest Atlantic hurricane on record in July at the time
SaffirSimpsonScaleCategory 5
season 2005 Atlantic hurricane season
stormType Cape Verde hurricane NERFINISHED
strengthComparison one of the most intense July hurricanes in the Atlantic on record
temporalContext mid-July 2005
trackRegion Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED
Gulf of Mexico NERFINISHED
western Atlantic
year 2005

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