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A hurricane with sustained winds of 122 mph would be a category 3.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoA hurricane with 100 mph winds would be a category 2.
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∙ 12y agoA hurricane with sustained winds of 175 mph is a category 5.
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∙ 7y agoA hurricane with 120 mph sustained winds would be a category 3.
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∙ 13y agoA hurricane with 120 mph winds would be a category 3.
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∙ 13y agoA category 4.
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∙ 11y agoThat would be a category 5 hurricane.
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∙ 13y agowinds that speed would be a category 3
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What is the classification of a hurricane with a max wind speed of 120 mph?
A hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph would be a category 3.
Which hurricane was the strongest out of Hurricane Irene and Hurricane Katia?
Hurricane Katia was stronger, reaching peak strength with 135 mph sustained winds, making it a low category 4 hurricane. Hurricane Irene peaked with 120 mph sustained winds, making it a category 3.
What was the wind speed of hurricane Katrina when it hit new Orleans?
When Katrina's center was closest to New Orleans the storm had sustained winds of 120 mph,making it a category 3 hurricane.
What was the wind speed of 2005 hurricane Katrina when it made land fall?
Hurricane Katrina made three landfalls. At the first landfall in Florida Katrina had sustained winds of 80 mph. At the two landfalls in Louisiana and Mississippi Katrina was a category 3 hurricane with sustained winds of 125 mph and 120 mph respectively.
How fast was hurricane Katrina going when it hit Mississippi?
Hurricane Katrina had winds of 175 mph at peak intensity, but had weakened to 120 mph by the time it reached New Orleans.
What is the classification of a hurricane with a max wind speed of 120 mph?
A hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph would be a category 3.
What category hurricane did Irene make it to at the height of its strength?
A peak strength Irene was a category 3 hurricane with 120 mph sustained winds.
What category hurricane was hurricane Fred?
Hurricane Fred was a category 3 with and his strongest winds winds was 120 it was not retired it will be used again in 2015 if it make because they predicting the world will end in DEC 22 2012
Which hurricane was the strongest out of Hurricane Irene and Hurricane Katia?
Hurricane Katia was stronger, reaching peak strength with 135 mph sustained winds, making it a low category 4 hurricane. Hurricane Irene peaked with 120 mph sustained winds, making it a category 3.
What was the wind speed of hurricane Katrina when it hit new Orleans?
When Katrina's center was closest to New Orleans the storm had sustained winds of 120 mph,making it a category 3 hurricane.
What are the differences between hurricane Irene and hurricane Katrina?
Hurricane Katrina was by far a worse hurricane. Katrina reached peak intensity as a category 5 hurricane with 175 mph winds before making landfall on the U.S. Gulf Coast as a category 3 with 120-125 mph winds. It had made previous strikes in the Bahamas as a tropical storm and in Florida as a category 1 hurricane. Overall Katrina cause $105 billion in damage and killed 1836 people, marking it as the most destructive and one of the deadliest hurricanes in U.S. history. Irene peaked as a Category 3 hurricane over the Bahamas with 120 mph winds before making three consecutive landfalls in the U.S. as a category 1 hurricane/tropical storm with 85 mph, 75 mph and 65 mph winds respectively. Other landfalls occurred in the Lesser Antilles and Puerto Rico as a tropical storm, and in the islands of the Bahamas with strength varying from category 1 to category 3. Irene killed 56 people and caused $7-10 billion in damage, which still makes it a very destructive hurricane.
What was the wind speed of 2005 hurricane Katrina when it made land fall?
Hurricane Katrina made three landfalls. At the first landfall in Florida Katrina had sustained winds of 80 mph. At the two landfalls in Louisiana and Mississippi Katrina was a category 3 hurricane with sustained winds of 125 mph and 120 mph respectively.
How fast was hurricane Katrina going when it hit Mississippi?
Hurricane Katrina had winds of 175 mph at peak intensity, but had weakened to 120 mph by the time it reached New Orleans.
A storm with winds over 120 km and h that can last several weeks is a?
A Hurricane!
How fast were hurricane Irenes winds?
Hurricane Irene had peak sustained winds of 120 mph with one gust recorded at 140 mph. By the time Irene hit the U.S. however, the sustained winds had weakened to 85 mph.
What is a tropical cyclone in which winds reach speeds of 120 km?
A hurricane or typhoon depending on where it occurs.
How strong were hurricane Sandy's winds?
At peak intensity, Hurricane Katrina had sustained winds of 175 mph. When it came ashore in Louisiana and Mississippi, the winds were down to about 125 mph (Category 3). Katrina set records for storm strength in the Gulf of Mexico, but most of these were topped by Hurricanes Rita and Wilma later that same year (2005).
