2007-03-03 04:44:15 · 9 answers · asked by summit_of_human_intellect 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
The strongest recorded was Super Typhoon Nancy in the NW Pacific with wind speeds of 215MPH. Cyclones in the southern hemisphere are also very strong. I was in one once with wind speeds of 170kt = 195MPH.
The highest category on the Saffir Simpson scale is 5 156MPH>, but anything with winds over 185MPH they really should create a new category for, I think...
2007-03-03 11:06:23 · answer #1 · answered by lesroys 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a hurricane can get to 10 on the strongness scale
2007-03-03 21:03:33 · answer #2 · answered by Nik 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
take this from a hurricane katrina surviver!! hurricanes can either be small or BIG. big enough to flood your house, take your roof off, and the wind can kill you! the water can get in your house and move everything and MOLD it, hurricanes can be so stong that if you dont leave you may even end up dying
2007-03-03 12:54:21 · answer #3 · answered by Pookie! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Strong enough to decimate our entire way of life. Currently precedent will list by categories but the world is changing.
2007-03-03 12:48:43 · answer #4 · answered by Rothwyn 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Depending on their location and strength, there are various terms by which tropical cyclones are known, such as hurricane, typhoon, tropical storm, cyclonic storm, and tropical depression.
so hurricane is a tropical cyclone which destroys a lot...
2007-03-03 12:49:11 · answer #5 · answered by Saswat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
level 8
2007-03-03 12:46:51 · answer #6 · answered by Dustin 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
force 5. above 185 mph winds
2007-03-03 12:46:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will be the best blow you will ever get
2007-03-03 12:46:50 · answer #8 · answered by maddogs 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OBVIOUSLY PRETTY DAMN STRONG
2007-03-03 12:47:09 · answer #9 · answered by rita 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋