No, Hurricane Opal was not the strongest hurricane by any means. Opal was a strong category 4 with 150 mph winds. The strongest hurricane on record was Hurricane Camille with winds of 190-200 mph.
When it hit Jensen Beach and Port St. Lucie Florida, it was a Cat 3 Hurricane and I am glad to be alive because Jeanne came 3 weeks after Hurricane Frances which I lost everything. My whole ceiling...
Katrina was stronger. At peak intensity Hurricane Katrina had 175 mph sustained winds and a central pressure of 902 millibars (the lower the pressure, the stronger the hurricane). By comparison,...
I hurrican becomes a hurricane when the magnetic force acts upon it and it starts spinning. A hurrican becomes stronger when there is warm water so that is why it dies down when it hits the land....