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A tropical storm must have sustained winds of at least 74 mph to be considered a hurricane. If the wind is not associated with a tropical storm, however, it is not a hurricane event if it does reach this speed.
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∙ 9y agoWhen the sustained winds exceed 74 mph (64 kt), the storm is considered to be a hurricane. Note that the storm must also by a tropical cyclone, as storms other than hurricanes can produce such winds.
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∙ 9y agoA category One hurricane has wind speeds of 74 to 95 miles per hour. From 39 to 73 miles per hour, the weather is considered a tropical storm.
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∙ 9y agoThe minimum wind speed must reach 74 mph in order to be classified as a hurricane. Hurricanes can reach up to 600 miles across and have strong winds spiraling inward and upward.
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∙ 13y agoA tropical cyclone must have winds of at least 74 mph to be considered a hurricane.
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∙ 10y agoThe minimum wind speed for a hurricane is 74 mph. However, the system producing the wind must also qualify as a tropical cyclone.
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∙ 11y agoThe threshold wind velocity in order for a storm to become a Category I Hurricane is 74 miles per hour.
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∙ 13y ago75+ mph
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What is the wind speed of a category 1 hurricane?
The wind speed is 74-95 mph in a category one hurricane.
How fast does a hurricane move?
By the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, a category one hurricane wind speed is 74 to 95 mph, a category two hurricane wind speed is 96 to 110 mph, a category three hurricane wind speed is 111 to 130 mph, a category four hurricane wind speed is 131 to 155 mph, a category five hurricane wind speed is >155 mph. so how fast do they move that will be 137mph.
What is wind speed and what does it have to be with hurricane?
Wind speed is the speed that wind moves at. It relates to hurricanes in that a tropical storm does not become a hurricane until sustained winds reach 74 miles per hour or faster.
How many mph is a hurricane's weakest wind?
The minimum wind speed for a storm to be called a hurricane is 74 mph.
What is the wind speed in hurricane Hannah?
The Wind speed was 102 mph i know this becuse i did a reading packit about it
What will the wind speed of Hurricane Sandy be if you are in a high rise?
If you are in a high rise building, estimates of wind speeds for Hurricane Sandy will be in excess of 110 mph.
What wind speed must be reached for a hurricane to develop?
75mphOnce a tropical storm has a wind speed of 74 mph it is officially a hurricane so 74 is the lowest wind speed for a hurricane.
How fast do the wind have to be a hurricane?
The minimum wind speed for a hurricane is 74 mph.
What is the wind speed of a category 1 hurricane?
The wind speed is 74-95 mph in a category one hurricane.
What is the official wind speed to create a hurricane?
The minimum wind speed for a storm to be considered a hurricane is 74 mph.
How fast does a hurricane move?
By the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, a category one hurricane wind speed is 74 to 95 mph, a category two hurricane wind speed is 96 to 110 mph, a category three hurricane wind speed is 111 to 130 mph, a category four hurricane wind speed is 131 to 155 mph, a category five hurricane wind speed is >155 mph. so how fast do they move that will be 137mph.
What is the maximum sustained wind speed of a category 2 hurricane?
The maximum wind speed of a category 2 hurricane is 110 mph.
What is wind speed and what does it have to be with hurricane?
Wind speed is the speed that wind moves at. It relates to hurricanes in that a tropical storm does not become a hurricane until sustained winds reach 74 miles per hour or faster.
How can you tell the category of a hurricane?
Wind Speed.
What determines the strength of a hurricane?
wind speed
What was the wind speed of Hurricane Nate?
103mph
How does a hurricane exert force?
The speed of the wind does this.
