To qualify as a hurricane a tropical cyclone must have sustained winds of at least 74 mph. In rare cases, however, hurricane winds can reach nearly 200 mph.
a hurricane is a cyclone that gets i s force from wind and water.
If the wind is blowing in you face, then the center of the hurricane is to your right.
The wind of a tornado are in a much smaller area, usually under a mile wide. A hurricane is hundreds of miles wide.
The minimum wind speed for a hurricane is 74 mph.
There is little to no wind in the eye of a hurricane because all of the wind is circling around the eye of the hurricane. If there was wind in the middle of a hurricane, then it wouldn't really be a hurricane. It would just be a bunch of wind in one spot.
A hurricane is not made out of wind . . . a hurricane is made from warm air currents and air moisture, and creates highs winds.
A sustained wind speed of 103 mph would earn a hurricane a rating of category 2.
Wind shear is one of the most critical factors in controlling or even destroying hurricane formation, the more wind, the more powerful the hurricane. Conversely, if the wind is blowing in the opposite direction of the hurricane, it can slow it down or destroy it.
A hurricane is a "named storm". If you do not have a named storm exclusion then your wind coverage will cover hurricane damage.
Hurricane Rita reached maximum sustained wind speeds of 180 mph when it was classified as a Category 5 hurricane.
The minimum wind speed for a storm to be considered a hurricane is 74 mph.
Hurricane Sandy has peak sustained wind of 110 mph.