The eyewall
The most intense part of a hurricane is the eye wall.
The eye of the hurricane is normally a region of relatively calm weather in the center of the storm. It has the lowest barometric pressure within the storm. The strongest part of the storm is in the "eyewall" which is has high winds and usually very heavy thunderstorms.
The worst winds in a hurricane is inside the eye of the hurricane.
The strongest winds of a hurricane are in the eye wall.
The winds of a hurricane must be at least 119 km/h.
Hurricane Katrina had peak winds of 175 mph.
Hurricane Charley peaked as a strong category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of 150 mph.
By definition it is a hurricane. A hurricane is a tropical cyclone with winds of 74 mph or more.
Yes. Hurricane Katrina was a category 5 hurricane with winds of 175 mph. Hurricane Early was a category 4 hurricane with winds of 145 mph.
Hurricane force winds are 74 mph or greater.
A hurricane with 120 mph winds would be classified as a Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Category 3 hurricanes are considered major hurricanes and have the potential to cause extensive damage.
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.