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The minimum wind speed for a hurricane is 74 miles per hour. Below that the storm is not considered to be a hurricane.

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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.


What is the lowest speed recorded?

0 MPH


What is the slowest wind ever recorded for a hurricane?

You may be able to find a journal record of no wind on a very rare date on the Antarctic continent.


Does a hurricane have the largest speed?

No. A tornado has the highest recorded wind speed. In excess of 300 mph.


What was the strongest wind speed recorded for hurricane sandy?

Hurricane Sandy has peak sustained wind of 110 mph.


What was the fastest wind speed anyone from your family achieved Fastest Hurricane?

the fastest winds recorded in a hurricane were 190 mph in Hurricane Camille.


What is the lowest wind speed in a hurricane?

To be officially classified as a hurricane, a storm must have a sustained wind speed of at least 64 knots (119 km/hr or 74 mph).


Is the west side of a hurricane the worst?

Not necessarily. Generally the right side of a hurricane is worst. Since hurricanes spin counterclockwise the wind speed on the right side of the hurricane is equal to the speed the hurricane is spinning plus its forward speed. So if a hurricane is spinning at 90 mph and traveling at 10 mph, areas on the right side of the storm would experience 100 mph winds. The stronger winds also lead to a higher storm surge. Because of this the west side of a hurricane would be worst if it were traveling south. If the storm is traveling north, which is somewhat more common, then the east side is worse.


Why does the right side of the hurricane get more damage?

Since hurricanes rotate counterclockwise the right side has stronger winds. This is because the wind speed in this part of the storm is the speed at which the storm is spinning plus the storm's forward speed.


What is the highest speed a hurricane can be?

The minimum wind speed for a storm to be called a hurricane is74 mph for sustained winds. The highest sustained winds on record were 190 mph. The highest gust on record was to 253 mph.


What is hurricane Ivans speed?

Hurricane Ivan speed is 105


What is the minium wind speed of a hurricane?

To be considered a hurricane a tropical storm must produces sustained winds of at least 74 mph. The highest reliably recorded sustained winds in a tropical cyclone (hurricane or typhoon) were 195 mph. Gusts have been measured to 253 mph.