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It varies considerably. A tropical storm must have sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour to be considered a hurricane. Hurricanes with sustained winds has high as 200 miles per hour have been observed, along with stronger gusts.
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How many miles an hour equal hurricane force winds?
Hurricane force winds are 74 mph or greater.
How many yards is a hurricane across?
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.)
How many miles per hour does a hurricane go?
yes it can I think
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.
How many miles per hour does hurricanes go?
The regular speed of a hurricane is 80 miles per hour but it can get up to more than 240 miles per hour.
How many miles an hour equal hurricane force winds?
Hurricane force winds are 74 mph or greater.
In order for a storm to be considered a hurricane winds much reach a minimum of how many miles per hour?
74
How did hurricane Andrew destroy homes?
Andrew was a rare case of a hurricane making landfall at category 5 strength with sustained winds of 165 miles per hour. Many homes were destroyed by these extreme winds, where most hurricane destruction is caused by flooding and storm surge.
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.
How many mph does it need to be a hurricane?
To be classified as a hurricane, a tropical cyclone needs sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour (119 kilometers per hour). This is the minimum threshold for a storm to be designated as a hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.
How many yards is a hurricane across?
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.)
How many miles per hour are the winds on Venus?
The winds on Venus are about 300 mph
How many miles per hour was the wind speed during hurricane Sandy?
It varied at different points during the storm. At peak intensity Hurricane Sandy had sustained winds of 110 mph when it struck Cuba. At landfall in the United States Sandy had sustained winds of 80 mph with stronger gusts.
How many miles per hour does a hurricane go?
yes it can I think
How many miles per hour is an f1 tornado?
F1 winds speeds are 71-112 miles per hour.
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.
How many miles per hour does hurricanes go?
The regular speed of a hurricane is 80 miles per hour but it can get up to more than 240 miles per hour.
