Hurricane Vance

Hurricane Vance was the costliest hurricane in the history of Venezuela. A Cape Verde hurricane and part of the record-breaking 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, Vance achieved Category 5 status on November 26 and reached it's peak intensity on November 27.

Records and retirement
Due to the extensive damage and loss of like caused by the storm, the name Vance was retired off the list by the World Meteorological Organization in the Spring of 2006. It will never again me used for an Atlantic hurricane. It was replaced by Vlad for the 2011 season.

Vance was tied with Hurricane Felix of 2007 as the southernmost landfalling Category 5 Atlantic hurricane. It also tied Hurricane Allen and Hurricane Ivan for spending the most time as a Category 5 hurricane.