Originally posted by CyberShy
175mph (282km/h) :eek!:
that's a STRONG cat 5 hurricane!
What's the strongest hurricane (windspeeds) ever measured so far?
175mph (282km/h) :eek!:
that's a STRONG cat 5 hurricane!
What's the strongest hurricane (windspeeds) ever measured so far?
The highest provable hurricane windspeeds ever measured were 213 mph (340kph). There was a gust recorded in Super Typhoon Niki that was 236mph (378kph), but the instruments were damaged and so we can't be certain that it was accurate. The highest windspeed of a hurricane at landfall was Hurricane Camile, with sustained winds of 210 mph (336kph).
The highest sustained (non-tornadic) windspeed ever accurately recorded was 231 mph (370kph) atop Mt. Washington in New Hampshire and had nothing to do with a cyclone.
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