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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (961245)9/3/2016 2:48:01 PM
From: Brumar89  Read Replies (1) of 1575613
 
Hurricanes like Patricia have happened before.

Hurricane Patricia is the second-most intense tropical cyclone ever observed, just shy of Typhoon Tip in 1979
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On a global scale, Patricia's one-minute maximum sustained winds rank as the highest ever reliably observed or estimated globally in a tropical cyclone, surpassing Typhoon Haiyan of 2013, although the intensity of Haiyan was only estimated via satellite imagery (T8.0, the highest rating on the Dvorak scale). Since no aircraft reconnaissance was available during Haiyan, the record is uncertain and comparing the intensities of the two storms is problematic. [34] According to the World Meteorological Organization, Typhoon Nancy of 1961 produced the highest sustained winds on record at 215 mph (345 km/h); however, it is widely accepted that Western Pacific reconnaissance during the 1940s to 1960s overestimated cyclone intensity and Nancy's record is considered questionable. [35] [36] The most powerful wind gust produced by a tropical cyclone, as well as the highest non-tornadic winds ever recorded, is still retained by Cyclone Olivia in 1996: 253 mph (407 km/h) was observed on Barrow Island, Western Australia. [37]

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Also remember we haven't been measuring things like wind speed and pressures for that long. Even today we sometimes have to rely on estimates.
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