When and where was the strongest hurricane ever recorded?

Answer 1

Arlene - Tropical Storm
39-73 mph wind
Born almost two months earlier than the first storm in 2004. Crossed Cuba and hit the US on 11 June just west of Pensacola, FL.


Bret - Tropical Storm
39-73 mph wind
Landfall in Mexico on 29 June.


Cindy - Tropical Storm
39-73 mph wind
Landfall in Mexico on 4 July and Mississipi gulf coast on 5 July.


Hurricane Dennis - Category 4
131-155 mph wind
The strongest storm on record to form before August.
Crossed over Cuba on 8 July; landfall near Pensacola, FL on 10 July. Affected the Gulf coast and moved up to Tennessee.
Estimated damage: $5-9 billion, placing it in the top 10 most costly hurricanes on record (2005 dollars).


Hurricane Emily - Category 4
131-155 mph wind
Broke Dennis' record, becoming strongest storm to form before August on 16 July
Landfall on 18 July in eastern Mexico.


Franklin - Tropical Storm
39-73 mph wind
The first time the sixth named storm has occurred this early in the season.
Paralleled the eastern seaboard.


Gert - Tropical Storm
39-73 mph wind
Landfall in Mexico on 25 July.


Harvey - Tropical Storm
39-73 mph wind
Passed south of Bermuda on 4 August.


Hurricane Irene - Category 1
74-95 mph wind
Named a hurricane on 14 August; no threat to land.


Tropical Depression #10 - formed 13 August


José - Tropical Storm
39-73 mph wind
Landfall in Mexico on 23 August.


Hurricane Katrina - Category 5
> 155 mph wind

Made landfall near North Miami on 24 August; crossed into the Gulf and picked up strength. Hit east of New Orleans on 29 August. President Bush declared a state of emergency in Louisiana on the 27th.
Katrina reached sustained winds of 175 mph, shutting down oil production in the Gulf of Mexico (the source of 25% of the US oil supply)
For the first time, a mandatory evacuation was issued for New Orleans; most of the city sits below sea level.
Originally: estimated damage: $10-30 billion, placing it in the top 10 most costly hurricanes on record (2005 dollars). Current estimated damage $100-200 billion, making it the most expensive natural disaster in US history. Complete coverage and Katrina Timeline

Answer 2

Hurricane Wilma, which occured late in the 2005 season, was the strongest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded, and had the lowest pressure of any Atlantic hurricane, which is 882mb. Super-Typhoon Tip, however, was the strongest hurricane in so far observed and holds the world record for lowest pressure recorded on the surface, at 870mb. Hurricane Katrina is the costliest hurricane in the history of the United States in money, with the 1906 Galveston hurricane being the deadliest in U.S. history.

Answer 3

Hurricane Katrina

Answer 4

Do you mean on Earth? If so, that would be Hurricane Wilma at 165 MPH and listed as a catagory 5 hurricane.

If you mean anywhere, probably Jupiter's red spot which could fit three Earths and has a wind speed between 250 to 1,000 mph.

Answer 5

My guess is KATRINA! But according to this record it was Bangladesh with a # lives lost @ 138,866.
Most costly was Katrina @ $75 billion
Most powerful being Wilma category 5 @ minimum central pressure of 882 millibars.
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I guess it's all how you look at it. Whether its loss of lives, most costly or the strongest being the worse to you personally..

Answer 6

Galveston Hurricane 1900, most deaths in US natural disaster in history