Hurricane Andrew is not the most powerful hurricane.
Not nearly. Hurricane Andrew has 26 direct fatalities and 39 indirect. These are small numbers compared with hurricanes such as Mitch with death tolls in the thousands.
Hurricanes of the Americas are equally powerful as cyclones of the South Pacific and Indian Oceans, and typhoons of Asia.
Typhoon or Cyclone
A hurricane is a powerful wind storm with rain and a lot of stuff flying through the air.
hurricane
There was no Hurricane Micheal in 1969. Only female names were used at that time. Hurricane Micheal was in 2000. That storm was a category 2 hurricane with 100 mph winds.
Hurricane Sandy was an unusually large and powerful storm and its great destructive potential was recognized days before its final landfall. Sandy merged with a non-tropical storm system in a manner similar to the Perfect Storm of 1991 and it technically was no longer a hurricane when it made landfall in New Jersey.
Id assume a cyclone or a hurricane would be the strongest storm
No. Hurricane Katrina was a hurricane, which is a type of very powerful storm.
Typhoon or Cyclone
A hurricane is a big storm over the ocean, it is one of the most powerful storms all over the world.
hurricane
A hurricane is a powerful wind storm with rain and a lot of stuff flying through the air.
Yes. Hurricane Katrina peaked as a category 5 storm with sustained winds of 175 mph.
A tropical storm must have sustained winds of at least 74 mph to be considered a hurricane.
The most dangerous storm on Earth is a hurricane.
Irene is bordering on a major hurricane, which can do extensive damage through wind damage, flooding, and storm surge. It is a very dangerous hurricane.
true, it most certainly is.
The strongest part of the hurricane is the storm surge.