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Yes, although hurricanes can't make it that far inland other events such as microbursts, derechos, and tornadoes, can produce hurricane force winds.
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How many miles an hour equal hurricane force winds?
Hurricane force winds are 74 mph or greater.
Is 70 miles per hour considered hurricane force winds?
No, though it is close. Winds of 74 mph or greater are considered hurricane force.
What is name of a wind that moves beyond 250 miles per hour in high atmosphere?
Although a tornado can have 74 mph winds there are many things that can have 74 mph winds and fast that are not tornadoes. winds that are at least 74 mph are considered hurricane force though they can occur outside of hurricanes as well.
Of the following is not a metamorphic agent?
Force of Hurricane winds Glacial meltwater
Do you have to have 74 mph winds for it to be called a hurricane?
Yes. The winds have to be significantly stronger than average for them to be considered hurricane-force. However, a hurricane does not just have strong winds. The hurricane itself forms over water, and its windspeed is often not recorded until it makes landfall.
How many miles an hour equal hurricane force winds?
Hurricane force winds are 74 mph or greater.
How weak can a hurricane be?
74 mile per hour winds are hurricane force winds which is category 1
Is 70 miles per hour considered hurricane force winds?
No, though it is close. Winds of 74 mph or greater are considered hurricane force.
Do hurricane force winds affect a much larger area than storm surge?
No. The storm surge produces flooding beyond the extent of hurricane force winds.
Does a hurricane need to be 74mph to be a hurricane?
Yes, hurricane force winds are defined as 74 mph or higher.
What is name of a wind that moves beyond 250 miles per hour in high atmosphere?
Although a tornado can have 74 mph winds there are many things that can have 74 mph winds and fast that are not tornadoes. winds that are at least 74 mph are considered hurricane force though they can occur outside of hurricanes as well.
Which is more severe a blizzard or a hurricane?
A hurricane is more severe. Winds in a hurricane range from 74 to about 190 mph. Winds in a blizzard start at 35 mph and rarely reach hurricane force.
How is the size of a hurricane determined?
The size of a hurricane is based on the diameter over which it produces gale force winds.
How do you use the word withstood?
He withstood the battering force of the hurricane's winds.
Of the following is not a metamorphic agent?
Force of Hurricane winds Glacial meltwater
Do you have to have 74 mph winds for it to be called a hurricane?
Yes. The winds have to be significantly stronger than average for them to be considered hurricane-force. However, a hurricane does not just have strong winds. The hurricane itself forms over water, and its windspeed is often not recorded until it makes landfall.
How many miles from a hurricane's center are tropical storm force winds?
That is highly variable and is in fact a measure of the hurricane's size. The radius of tropical storm force winds in a hurricane can be less than 100 miles, to more than 600 miles.
