A category 1 hurricane in the weakest hurricane, with winds up to 95 mph. The strongest is a category 5 hurricane.
Hurricane Sandy briefly peaked as a category 3 hurricane.
Hurricane Sandy briefly reached category 3 intensity before hitting Cuba. It had weakened to a category 1 before hitting the U.S.
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.
No, it is in the second strongest category of hurricane, with winds that have peaked at 140 mph.But many hurricanes have achieved category 5 intensity, with winds ranging from just over 155 mph to about 190 mph.
There is no such thing as a category 7 hurricane, the strongest is 5.
Hurricane Sandy briefly peaked as a category 3 hurricane.
Hurricane Sandy briefly reached category 3 intensity before hitting Cuba. It had weakened to a category 1 before hitting the U.S.
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.
No, it is in the second strongest category of hurricane, with winds that have peaked at 140 mph.But many hurricanes have achieved category 5 intensity, with winds ranging from just over 155 mph to about 190 mph.
It was a category 1 hurricane.
The first category of a hurricane is category 1.
There is no such thing as a category 7 hurricane, the strongest is 5.
A number of Hurricanes can lay claim to that title. Typhoon Tip, Hurricane Camille and a few others both had winds in the rage of 190 mph. The most intense HUrricane in terms of low pressure was Hurricane Wilma.
Hurricane Tanya was a category 1.
Hurricane Chris of 2012 was a category 1 hurricane.
Hurricane Hanna is categorized as a Category 1 hurricane, which means it has sustained winds of 74-95 mph.
Not at all. Hurricane Andrew was a category 5 hurricane, making it one of the strongest hurricanes of the past 20 years.