A wind of force 12 on the Beaufort scale (equal to or exceeding 64 knots or 74 mph).
; Category One Hurricane: Winds 74-95 mph; Category Two Hurricane: Winds 96-110 mph; Category Three Hurricane: Winds 111-130 mph; Category Four Hurricane: Winds 131-155 mph; Category Five Hurricane: Winds greater than 155 mph
On August 29, 2005, there were three hurricanes active in the Atlantic basin: Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Ophelia, and Hurricane Maria. Hurricane Katrina made landfall in the United States on that day.
Hurricane Wilma, which formed in 2005, is the most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded in the Atlantic basin in terms of barometric pressure. It reached maximum sustained winds of around 185 mph (295 km/h), making it a Category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale.
Hawaii is hit by a hurricane or tropical storm on average once every 2-3 years. The last hurricane to make landfall in Hawaii was Hurricane Lane in 2018. However, the frequency and intensity of storms impacting the islands can vary from year to year.
There are 1760 yards in a mile The average diameter of a hurricane's hurricane-force winds is 100 miles. That makes it 176000 yards across. (Note the slower winds can be up to 400 miles across.)
The average forward speed of a hurricane is 10-15 mph
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The minimum wind speed for a hurricane is 74 mph.
The winds of a hurricane must be at least 119 km/h.
The Hurricane could fly at about 340 mph.
Hurricane Charley peaked as a strong category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of 150 mph.
Hurricane Katrina comes at about 1000 miles per hour.
Hurricane Katrina had peak winds of 175 mph.
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The categorization of hurricanes is not based on how fast they travel, but on how fast the sustained winds within a hurricane move at their fastest. A category 5 hurricane has winds of 156 mph or greater.