February 23 - Typhoon Wutip Becomes the 1st Cat 5 in February

February 23rd, this day in weather history:  Typhoon Wutip reached its peak intensity, with 10-minute sustained winds of 195 km/h (120 mph), 1-minute sustained winds of 270 km/h (165 mph), while sweeping southwest of Guam, becoming the strongest February typhoon ever on record along the way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices