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The three main ingredients for a hurricane are warm ocean water, moist air, and atmospheric instability. These conditions provide the necessary fuel and dynamics for a hurricane to form and strengthen.
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.
Hurricane Sandy briefly peaked as a category 3 hurricane.
Actually, as of October 24, 2010 there is a hurricane going on right now. Hurricane Richard is currently approaching Belize. Before that was Hurricane Paula, which lasted From October 11, 2010 to October 15.
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.
A hurricane must be at least a category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale to be considered a major hurricane.
No. About 3% of hurricanes form out of season.
Hurricane Michael was a Category 5 hurricane. It made landfall in the Florida Panhandle on October 10, 2018, with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph. It was the first Category 5 hurricane to make landfall in the United States since Hurricane Andrew in 1992.
A peak strength Irene was a category 3 hurricane with 120 mph sustained winds.
The three main ingredients for a hurricane are warm ocean water, moist air, and atmospheric instability. These conditions provide the necessary fuel and dynamics for a hurricane to form and strengthen.
Well, there are several hurricanes, each with its own level of intensity. The hurricane with the most damage was hurricane Katrina, which hit the USA in 2005 as a category 3 hurricane. Katrina's death toll was pretty high, t officially 1,836. The deadliest Atlantic hurricane in history was the Great Hurricane of 1780, which killed at least 22,000.
Hurricane Fred was a category 3 with and his strongest winds winds was 120 it was not retired it will be used again in 2015 if it make because they predicting the world will end in DEC 22 2012
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.
Hurricane Sandy briefly peaked as a category 3 hurricane.
Actually, as of October 24, 2010 there is a hurricane going on right now. Hurricane Richard is currently approaching Belize. Before that was Hurricane Paula, which lasted From October 11, 2010 to October 15.
hurricane Irene i believe is type 3
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