hurricane Camille had winds of around 200 mph. Any others had 200 mph or more?

Question

This was according to wikipedia.

Answer 1

Officially no. Higher wind speeds have been recorded but not confirmed. Typhoon Nancy in 1961 had recorded wind speeds of 185 knots (215 mph, 345 km/h), but recent research indicates that wind speeds from the 1940s to the 1960s were gauged too high, and this is no longer considered the storm with the highest wind speeds on record. Similarly, a surface-level gust caused by Typhoon Paka on Guam was recorded at 205 knots (235 mph, 380 km/h). Had it been confirmed, it would be the strongest non-tornadic wind ever recorded on the Earth's surface, but the reading had to be discarded since the anemometer was damaged by the storm.

The most intense storm on record was Typhoon Tip in the northwestern Pacific Ocean in 1979, which reached a minimum pressure of 870 mbar (25.69 inHg) and maximum sustained wind speeds of 165 knots (190 mph, 305 km/h). Tip, however, does not solely hold the record for fastest sustained winds in a cyclone. Typhoon Keith in the Pacific and Hurricanes Camille and Allen in the North Atlantic currently share this record with Tip. Camille was the only storm to actually strike land while at that intensity, making it, with 165 knots (190 mph, 305 km/h) sustained winds and 210 mph (335 km/h) gusts, the strongest tropical cyclone on record at landfall.

Answer 2

The most intense storm on record was Typhoon Tip in the northwestern Pacific Ocean in 1979, which reached a minimum pressure of 870 mbar (25.69 inHg) and maximum sustained wind speeds of 165 knots (190 mph, 305 km/h).

Answer 3

DOc E gave an excellent answer.......I would go over to the Natioanl Hurricane center site ( www.nhc.noaa.gov ) and look at Hurricane Mitch's record, and todays Felix, which I believe is going ashore with 165 sustained and gusts to 200.