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The fastest winds on earth occur in tornadoes. In extreme cases they can exceed 300 mph.
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Where are the strongest winds in a hurricane?
in the eyewall
Where is a tropical storm or hurricane the strongest?
Tropical storms are strongest at the center. Hurricanes are strongest in the eyewall.
What is the eye wall of a hurricane?
The eye of a hurricane is an area of calm, often clear air at the center of a hurricane. The eye wall of a hurricane is the area surrounding the eye, where the strongest winds are.
Which side of a hurricane is the most dangerous?
The right side of a hurricane is the strongest and thus the most dangerous..
What is the strongest wind between a hurricane tornado or a cyclone?
The highest wind ever measured by any device was during the Oklahoma City tornado in 1999. Josh Worman and the Doppler on Wheels measured winds of 318 mph in part of the funnel.
What was the strongest wind speed recorded for hurricane sandy?
Hurricane Sandy has peak sustained wind of 110 mph.
What is the eyewal of a hurricane?
The eyewall of a hurricane is the area of strong convection just outside the eye. It is where the strongest wind and heaviest rain are found.
Is a hurricane the most powerful natural disaster?
No. In terms of wind speed a tornado is the strongest. In terms of energy released and earthquake is the strongest.
Where does the most violent weather occur in a hurricane?
The eyewall of a hurricane, just outside the eye, has the strongest wind in a hurricane.
Was Katrina the strongest hurricane ever?
No. Hurricane Katrina had peak winds of 175 mph and a minimum central pressure of 902 mph. The strongest hurricane on record in terms of wind speed was hurricane Camille with 190 mph winds. In terms of pressure the title goes to Hurricane Wilma with a pressure of 882 millibars (the lower the pressure the stronger the storm.)
What is the wind speed of a category seven hurricane?
There is no such thing as a category 7 hurricane, the strongest is 5.
What happens before the eye of the hurricane passes?
In the eye, everythng is still, there's almost no wind. Surrounding the eye is the eye wall, which has the strongest winds in the hurricane.
Where is a hurricane the strongest?
The strongest part of a hurricane is the eyewall, just outside the eye.
Is Hurricane Opal the strongest hurricane?
No, Hurricane Opal was not the strongest hurricane by any means. Opal was a strong category 4 with 150 mph winds. The strongest hurricane on record was Hurricane Camille with winds of 190-200 mph.
What is the ranking of the most destructive kind of hurricane?
The strongest and generally most destructive category of hurricane is category 5, though a hurricanes wind-speed based rating is not the only factor in how destructive a hurricane is.
Is a category 1 hurricane the strongest?
A category 1 hurricane in the weakest hurricane, with winds up to 95 mph. The strongest is a category 5 hurricane.
The strongest part of a hurricane is called the eye true or false?
False. The eye of a hurricane is calm. The strongest part of a hurricane is the eye wall.
