total property damage was estimated at $81 billion (2005 USD)
The category rating of Hurricane Rita was a category 5 hurricane on the international scale for indexing the strenght of the worldwide occurring hurricanes.
Sandy was a category 3 hurricane at peak intensity.
The minimum wind speed for a storm to be considered a hurricane is 74 mph.
Hurricane Sandy peaked as a category 3 hurricane just before making landfall in Cuba. When Sandy made landfall in New Jersey, it was a Category 1.
An official report on the strength of a hurricane.
It had a Category 3 rating on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale.
total property damage was estimated at $81 billion (2005 USD)
The category rating of Hurricane Rita was a category 5 hurricane on the international scale for indexing the strenght of the worldwide occurring hurricanes.
Hurricane Katrina caused $81 billion in property damages, but it is estimated that the total economic impact in Louisiana and Mississippi may exceed $150 billion, earning the title of costliest hurricane ever in US history.
No. Category 5 is the highest rating a hurricane can attain.
Sandy was a category 3 hurricane at peak intensity.
Hurricane Katrina reached a devastating Category 5.
Hurricane Tomas was a category 2.
Hurricane rated aluminum must be at least 1 3/4" thick.
The minimum wind speed for a storm to be considered a hurricane is 74 mph.
The strongest and generally most destructive category of hurricane is category 5, though a hurricanes wind-speed based rating is not the only factor in how destructive a hurricane is.