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In terms of actual size the largest hurricane to hit the U.S. was Hurricane Sandy in 2012 at over 1,100 miles wide.
There are three hurricanes that are the biggest recorded in US history. Hurricane Carla-measuring at 25, and one of the two category 5 hurricane, it was recorded in 1961.
Hurricane Betsy was also 25, but wasn't a category 5, but 4. And is mistakenly known as first hurricane to cause over a billion dollars in damage (1965 dollars, not adjusted for inflation), it earned the nickname "Billion-Dollar Betsy". And was in 1965.
Hurricane Opal is the last one at 25. It was also a category 4. It was also very large and abnormally active.
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∙ 12y agoHurricane Carla in 1961. It hit Texas's coast. It went 175mph!
According to ranker, Bhola cyclone was the biggest.
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∙ 12y agoThe largest tropical cyclone on record (generic term for the kind of storm a hurricane is) was Typhoon Tip of 1979 at 1380 miles across..
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∙ 9y agowhat is the bigest rector for a hurracaine
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∙ 11y agoThe Great Hurricane in 1780
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Was there a hurricane shannon?
Yes, there was a hurricane Shannon in 1936. It was the biggest of the season.
What was the biggest recorded sink hole?
HURRICANE
What is the widest type of storm?
hurricane is the biggest type of storm
What is the most dangerous intense and biggest hurricane ever?
Super Typhoon Tip (1979) had the lowest pressure.
All categorys and names of all F5 hurricanes?
F5 is not a category used to rate hurricanes, only tornadoes. Category 5 is the strongest category used to rate hurricanes. Atlantic hurricanes. Records of older hurricanes may be incomplete The "Cuba" hurricane of 1924 The "Labor Day" hurricane of 1935 Hurricane Dog 1950 Hurricane Easy 1951 Hurricane Janet 1955 Hurricane Cleo 1958 Hurricane Donna 1960 Hurricane Ethel 1960 Hurricane Carla 1961 Hurricane Hattie 1961 Hurricane Beulah 1967 Hurricane Camille 1969 Hurricane Edith 1971 Hurricane Anita 1977 Hurricane David 1979 Hurricane Allen 1980 Hurricane Gilbert 1988 Hurricane Hugo 1989 Hurricane Andrew 1992 Hurricane Mitch 1998 Hurricane Isabel 2003 Hurricane Ivan 2004 Hurricane Emily Hurricane Katrina 2005 Hurricane Rita 2005 Hurricane Wilma 2005 Hurricane Dean 2007 Hurricane Felix 2007 Pacific Category 5 Hurricanes Hurricane Patsy 1959 Unnamed Hurricane 1959 Hurricane Ava 1976 Hurricane Emilia 1994 Hurricane Gilma 1994 Hurricane John 1994 Hurricane Guillermo 1997 Hurricane Linda 1997 Hurricane Elida 2002 Hurricane Hernan 2002 Hurricane Kenna 2002 Hurricane Ioke 2006 Hurricane Rick 2009 Hurricane Celia 2010
Is hurricane Irene the biggest hurricane?
No. Although Irene is a very large hurricane it is by no means the biggest.
What is the biggest family ever recored?
37 kids from the same mother and father
What is the biggest Atlantic hurricane?
Hurricane Sandy
Was there a hurricane shannon?
Yes, there was a hurricane Shannon in 1936. It was the biggest of the season.
Can a hurricane produce a flash flood?
Yes. Flooding is the biggest danger in a hurricane.
What rank is hurricane Katrina in the biggest storm category?
Hurricane Katrina is rank 3.
What was the biggest recorded sink hole?
HURRICANE
Is hurricane Igor the third biggest hurricane in history?
It is the biggest in the history of the Atlantic Ocean, or at least is tied for first with Hurricane Olga, but larger hurricanes, or typhoons as they are called there, have been recorded in the western Pacific Ocean.
What was the Biggest hurricane that happened in he world?
Katrina i think
Was hurricane Katrina the biggest hurricane in Florida?
No, Katrina's impacts in Florida were relatively minor compared to other hurricanes.
What is the widest type of storm?
hurricane is the biggest type of storm
What and when was the biggest hurricane in Florida kEYS?
key largo fiil
