Editing Saffir–Simpson scale (section)

===Category 5===
{{See also|List of Category 5 Atlantic hurricanes|List of Category 5 Pacific hurricanes}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; float:right; margin-left: 1em; width:350px;"
! style="background: #{{Storm colour|cat5}}; text-align: center;" colspan="2" | Category&nbsp;5
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! Sustained&nbsp;winds
! Most recent landfall
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| ≥ 70&nbsp;m/s<br />≥ 137&nbsp;kn<br />≥ 252&nbsp;km/h<br />≥ 157&nbsp;mph
| style = "font-size: 80%; width:142px" |[[File:Otis 2023-10-25 0430Z.jpg|frameless|200x200px]] [[Hurricane Otis|Otis]] in 2023 nearing its landfall in [[Acapulco]], Mexico
|}

'''''Catastrophic damage will occur'''''

Category&nbsp;5 is the highest category of the Saffir–Simpson scale. These storms cause complete roof failure on many residences and industrial buildings, and some complete building failures with small utility buildings blown over or away. The collapse of many wide-span roofs and walls, especially those with no interior supports, is common. Very heavy and irreparable damage to many wood-frame structures and total destruction to mobile/manufactured homes is prevalent.<ref name="NHC SSHS"/> 

Only a few types of structures are capable of surviving intact, and only if located at least {{convert|3|to|5|mi|km|0}} inland. They include office, condominium and apartment buildings and hotels that are of solid concrete or steel frame construction, multi-story concrete parking garages, and residences that are made of either reinforced brick or [[concrete]]/[[cement]] block and have [[hip roof|hipped roofs]] with slopes of no less than 35&nbsp;degrees from horizontal and no overhangs of any kind, and if the windows are either made of hurricane-resistant safety glass or covered with shutters. Unless most of these requirements are met, the catastrophic destruction of a structure may occur.<ref name="NHC SSHS"/>

The storm's flooding causes major damage to the lower floors of all structures near the shoreline. Many coastal structures can be completely flattened or washed away by the storm surge. Virtually all trees are [[windthrow|uprooted or snapped]] and some may be debarked, isolating most affected communities. Massive [[emergency evacuation|evacuation]] of residential areas may be required if the hurricane threatens populated areas. Total and extremely long-lived power outages and water losses are to be expected, possibly for up to several months.<ref name="NHC SSHS"/>

Historical examples of storms that made landfall at Category&nbsp;5 status include: <!--This list only includes storms that both peaked and made landfall at Category 5 intensity. Also, please maintain a limit of 20 storms per Saffir-Simpson category, eliminating older and less notable systems, after more recent storms make landfall. The reason for maintaining a limit of 20 storms is that as of October 25, 2023, there have been 19 hurricanes that have made landfall while at Category 5 strength in the Atlantic basin, and one in the east Pacific, and each section should have the same number of examples to maintain consistency.-->[[1924 Cuba hurricane|"Cuba"]] (1924), [[1928 Okeechobee hurricane|"Okeechobee"]] (1928), [[1932 Bahamas hurricane|"Bahamas"]] (1932), [[1933 Cuba–Brownsville hurricane|"Cuba–Brownsville"]] (1933), [[1935 Labor Day hurricane|"Labor Day"]] (1935), [[Hurricane Janet|Janet]] (1955), [[Hurricane Inez|Inez]] (1966), [[Hurricane Camille|Camille]] (1969), [[Hurricane Edith (1971)|Edith]] (1971), [[Hurricane Anita|Anita]] (1977), [[Hurricane David|David]] (1979), [[Hurricane Gilbert|Gilbert]] (1988), [[Hurricane Andrew|Andrew]] (1992), [[Hurricane Dean|Dean]] (2007), [[Hurricane Felix|Felix]] (2007), [[Hurricane Irma|Irma]] (2017),<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.crh.noaa.gov/Image/mkx/pdf/handouts/famous-hurricanes.pdf|title=Famous Hurricanes of the 20th and 21st&nbsp;Century in the United States|website=www.weather.gov/crh/}}</ref> [[Hurricane Maria|Maria]] (2017),<ref name="auto">{{cite report|first=Eric|last=Blake|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 20, 2017|access-date=September 20, 2017|title=Hurricane Maria Tropical Cyclone Update|url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2017/al15/al152017.update.09200759.shtml}}</ref> [[Hurricane Michael|Michael]] (2018),<ref name="michael tcr">{{cite tech report|author=John L. Beven II|author2=Robbie Berg|author3=Andrew Hagen|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=April 19, 2019|access-date=April 19, 2019|title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Michael|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL142018_Michael.pdf}}</ref> [[Hurricane Dorian|Dorian]] (2019), and [[Hurricane Otis|Otis]] (2023) (the only Pacific hurricane to make landfall at Category&nbsp;5 intensity).