111 to 130 miles per hour
Yes. A category 3 hurricane has sustained winds in the range of 111-129 mph with higher gusts. Any hurricane rated category 3 or higher is classified as a major hurricane.
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.
The worst category of hurricane is a category 5, with winds of at least 156 mph.
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.
winds during landfall of 125 mph (110 kts) (a strong category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale)
Yes. A category 3 hurricane has sustained winds in the range of 111-129 mph with higher gusts. Any hurricane rated category 3 or higher is classified as a major hurricane.
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.
The worst category of hurricane is a category 5, with winds of at least 156 mph.
A hurricane with sustained winds of 125 mph falls into Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale. Category 3 hurricanes are considered major hurricanes due to their potential for causing significant 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.
winds during landfall of 125 mph (110 kts) (a strong category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale)
Yes. A category 3 hurricane has winds of 111-130 mph and a category 1 has winds of 74-95 mph.
As of early on August 26th, Danielle is a category 2 hurricane with winds of 105 mph.
A hurricane with sustained winds of 129 mph would be at the upper cusp of category 3.
A category 3 hurricanes has sustained winds of 111 to 129 mph.
Category 3 hurricanes have sustained winds of 111-129 mph, while Category 5 hurricanes have sustained winds of 157 mph or higher. Category 5 hurricanes are considered extremely dangerous with catastrophic damage potential, while Category 3 hurricanes are considered major hurricanes with significant damage potential.
Hurricane Andrew was stronger. It was a category 5 hurricane with peak winds of 175 mph, making landfall still as a category 5 with winds of 165 mph. Floyd was a category 4 hurricane with peak winds of 155 mph. It made landfall as a category 2 hurricane with winds of 105 mph.