TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Hurricane Dorian's history of strengthening continued Sunday morning as the storm reached Category 5 intensity. Some are wondering if the storm will continue gaining momentum, even reaching a category 6 storm.

In a word, no.

There is no higher measure, even though Dorian has already become the strongest hurricane in modern records for the Northern Bahamas packing winds of 180 mph. It is in contention for becoming one of the strongest storms of all time.

The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is how the National Hurricane Center measures the intensity of hurricanes. The scale breaks down hurricane categories based on the 1-minute sustained winds recorded in connection with the storm, according to the National Hurricane Center.

A Category 1 hurricane, for instance, displays wind speeds between 74 to 95 mph. Conversely, a Category 5 hurricane has reached 157 mph or higher.

Because of this cutoff, a Category 6 hurricane doesn't currently exist. So rest assured, while Hurricane Dorian may continue to grow in intensity, it will remain a Category 5 until it begins to weaken.

Hurricane Dorian is still a strong storm

Even though there is no Category 6, Dorian is threatening to shatter long-held records.

Forecasters say Dorian is now tied for 8th highest sustained winds in the Atlantic ever. And it's still strengthening.

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In a series of tweets, Philip Klotzbach, a hurricane expert and meteorologist at Colorado State University, demonstrated how dangerous Dorian is: