Through 2013, most of the hurricanes that caused more than 100 deaths in the USA were category 5 hurricanes
What was the strongest hurricane ever recorded in history?
- Hurricane Patricia, which made history on Friday, October 23, 2015, with winds as powerful as 345 km/h (in terms of wind speed).
- Just south of Mexico, Patricia began as a disturbance near the Gulf of Tehuantepec.
- The system was designated as a tropical depression on October 20.
- The storm began to grow slowly, but quickly intensified late on October 21.
- Through October 23, the hurricane gained more strength and became a Goliath storm with a low air pressure of 872 millibars.
- Not just in the eastern Pacific Ocean, it is the second-most intense storm (in terms of pressure) ever recorded.
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