Category 4 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS) | |
Nestor near its peak intensity | |
Formed | September 8, 2025 |
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Dissipated | September 19, 2025 |
(Extratropical after September 27) | |
Highest winds | 1-minute sustained: 155 mph (250 km/h) |
Lowest pressure | 897 mbar (hPa); 26.49 inHg |
Part of the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season |
Hurricane Nestor was the most intense Atlantic hurricane on record to not attain Category 5 status.
Meteorological History[]
[[File:|thumb|left|285px|Map plotting the storm's track and intensity, according to the Saffir–Simpson scale
Map key
Tropical depression (≤38 mph, ≤62 km/h)
Tropical storm (39–54 mph, 63–87 km/h)
Category 1 (74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h)
Category 2 (96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h)
Category 3 (111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h)
Category 4 (130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h)
Category 5 (≥157 mph, ≥252 km/h)
Storm type
Extratropical cyclone / remnant low, tropical disturbance, or monsoon depression
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