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What category hurricane was hurricane Nicole?
Hurricane Nicole in 1998 was a category 1 hurricane. It formed on November the 24th and dissipated on December 1, 1998. Its top winds reached 85 miles an hour and did not affect any land. Hurricane Nicole in 2016 was a category 4 hurricane with peak sustained winds of 130 mph. It struck Bermuda while at category 3 intensity.
What top wind speed did hurricane Katrina have?
Hurricane Katrina reached peak intensity with sustained winds of 175 mph.
What was hurricane alice's top wind speed?
Hurricane Alice of June 1954 had 80 mph winds as did the other Hurricane Alice. one in December of that same year. Hurricane Alice of 1973 had 90 mph winds.
If a hurricane carries 100 mph winds why does it only travel 25-35 mph?
The very vast winds in a hurricane are spinning around the center. The speed at which the hurricane moves depends on the broader winds that push it around. Think about it like a top. A top can spin very fast while only moving slowly across the table.
How fast does it have to be spinning to quality as a Hurricane?
Hurricanes begin as tropical disturbances in warm ocean waters with surface temperatures of at least 80 degrees Fahrenheit. These low pressure systems are fed by energy from the warm seas. If a storm achieves wind speeds of 38 miles an hour, it becomes known as a tropical depression. A tropical depression becomes a tropical storm, and is given a name, when its sustained wind speeds top 39 miles an hour. When a storm's sustained wind speeds reach 74 miles an hour it becomes a hurricane and earns a category rating of 1 to 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale.The Saffir-Simpson scale was developed in 1971 and until 2008 and Hurricane Ike, used to be a measure of both wind speed and storm surge. Hurricane Ike measured at a category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, but it's storm surge at landfall was at a level to match a category 4 storm. It was felt that many may have underestimated the need to evacuate based on the storms category 2 rating so for the 2009 hurricane season the scale was revamped to measure only wind speed. The storm surge will now be estimated by location.The Saffir-Simpson Wind Scale:Category One Hurricane (Sustained winds 74-95 mph)Category Two Hurricane (Sustained winds 96-110 mph)Category Three Hurricane (Sustained winds 111-130 mph)Category Four Hurricane (Sustained winds 131-155 mph)Category Five Hurricane (Sustained winds greater than 155 mph)
What is the top speed on a Honda Hurricane 1000?
The top speed of a Honda Hurricane 1000 is 146.0 mph (235.0 km/h). This is based on all stock parts with no modifications.
What were the top wind speeds of Hurricane Sandy?
As a category 3 hurricane, Sandy produced wind speeds of 115 mph in eastern Cuba.
Is a cyclone more powerful that a hurricane?
Cyclones are the same as hurricanes. "Cyclone" is the generic name for cyclones, hurricanes and typhoons, but usually refers to those that occur in the southern hemisphere. Cyclones and hurricanes are both measured according to their wind scale, and this is fairly comparable. The scale starts at a lower wind speed, (which can translate to "stronger" or "weaker") for cyclones than for hurricanes, but the top end of the cyclone category has a higher wind speed than that of hurricanes. Cyclones of the southern hemisphere are measured by wind speed and assigned a category number. Whether or not they are classified as a cyclone is also determined by barometric pressure. Wind speeds determine the category - or power - as follows: Category 1: winds up to 125km/h (77 mph) Category 2: 125 - 170 km/h (77 - 105 mph) Category 3: 170 - 225 km/h (105 - 139 mph) Category 4: 225 - 280 km/h (139 - 173 mph) Category 5: in excess of 280 km/h (173 mph) Hurricanes, which are cyclones in the north-western hemisphere, are measured on the Saffir-Simpson scale. The categories are measured as follows: Tropical Storm - Winds 39-73 mph (62 - 117 kph) Category 1 Hurricane - winds 74-95 mph (119 - 152 kph) Category 2 Hurricane - winds 96-110 mph (154 - 177 kph) Category 3 Hurricane - winds 111-130 mph (178 - 209 kph) Category 4 Hurricane - winds 131-155 mph (210 - 249 kph) Category 5 Hurricane - winds 156 mph and up (251 kph) However, the term "cyclone" may also refer to virtually any low pressure system with cyclonic rotation, that is counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern hemisphere. These systems often bring rain and thunderstorms but are not necessarily violent or severe. Cyclones include extratropical lows as well as well as tropical depressions and tropical storms.
What is the average and highest wind recorded for a hurricane?
The "average" hurricane is a category 1 or category 2 storm on the Saffir-Simpson scale, and have sustained winds of between 75 and 110 mph, with gusts as high as 125 mph for category 2 storms.As for the highest recorded winds, both Hurricane Camille (1969) and Hurricane Allen (1980) had sustained winds of 190 mph (306 kph). Aircraft flying in Hurricane Rita (2005) recorded gusts of 235 mph (380 kph). The gusts in Camille at landfall were at least 213 mph, but may have been much higher -- the recording instruments were destroyed by these winds.Cyclone Olivia (1996), which was essentially a hurricane in the southern hemisphere, produced a gust to 253 mph (407 kph).
What is the speed of hurricane Irene?
There have been numerous Hurricane Irenes in history because the name cycles every 6 years and has not yet been retired. Most recently, Hurricane Irene in 2005 topped out at 105 mph. So far the Hurricane Irene that is currently active peaked at 100 mph before weakening to 90 mph. Currently the storm is expected to reach a second peak of 125 mph later this week.
What side of the hurricane is the worst?
Assuming we're looking at it from a top view on a map, it were traveling NORTH, then it would the the TOP-RIGHT side of the storm. I'll try to explain why. A Hurricane is a severe storm that rotates around the eye. The storm if stationary would have winds of at least 75 MPH. If the storm were to begin traveling in any direction, the MPH of the storm moving PLUS the MPH of the storm rotating would be the total MPH calculation for the TOP-RIGHT, where as the LOWER-LEFT would be the storms rotation MPH MINUS the speed the storm is moving at. 75 MPH Hurricane that's moving NORTH at 15 MPH would experience winds of 90 MPH on the TOP-RIGHT and 60 MPH on the lower left. If the storm is moving SOUTH, it would be opposite. EAST would be LOWER-RIGHT. WEST would be TOP-LEFT.
Why do the eye of hurricanes have no wind?
The eye of a hurricane is a region of calm and relatively light winds. This is because the sinking air at the center of the storm suppresses the formation of clouds and severe weather. As a result, the eye provides a temporary reprieve from the destructive winds and heavy rain associated with the outer bands of the hurricane.
