sentences:  The disturbance quickly strengthened, becoming a moderate tropical storm on February 4 and a severe tropical storm the following day.After a brief period of slower intensification, Hondo rapidly intensified into an intense tropical cyclone and reached its peak intensity with winds of 215 km/h (130 mph 10-minute winds) on February 7.Around the same time that Météo-France assessed Hondo to have peaked, the JTWC reported that the storm had attained winds of 240 km/h (150 mph 1-minute winds), equivalent to a strong Category 4 hurricane.