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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?
A hurricane's weakest wind speed is typically around 74 mph (category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale).
What is the wind speed of a category 1 hurricane?
A category 1 hurricane has sustained wind speeds of 74-95 mph (119-153 km/h).
What does kt mean in hurricane reports?
wind speed. The kt actually stands for "knot"
What wind speed is a cat 4 hurricane?
A Category 4 hurricane has wind speeds between 130-156 mph.
How fast do the wind have to be a hurricane?
The minimum wind speed for a hurricane is 74 mph.
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.
What wind speed must be reached for a hurricane to develop?
Hurricanes are categorized based on their wind speeds, with a minimal wind speed of 74 mph (119 km/h) needed to be classified as a Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. As the wind speeds increase, hurricanes are classified into higher categories (2-5) based on their sustained wind speeds.
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.
Is the size of the hurricane related to its wind speed?
No
What was the speed of hurricane sandy?
The wind speed of Hurricane Sandy was measured to be about 110 mph at peak intensity.
What was the strongest wind speed recorded for hurricane sandy?
Hurricane Sandy has peak sustained wind of 110 mph.
What determinate the category of the hurricane?
The category of the hurricane is decided by the speed of the wind and the damage.
