Hurricane Allen is recorded as the storm with the highest speeds in the Gulf of Mexico reaching 190 miles per hour. The Atlantic Ocean has had many strong storms. The damage caused by wind speed and flooding can be some of the biggest threats to properties and human life.
Speed of the fastest hurricanes formed in the Atlantic basin as of 2019 (in miles per hour)*
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AccuWeather. (March 9, 2019). Speed of the fastest hurricanes formed in the Atlantic basin as of 2019 (in miles per hour)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040953/fastest-major-hurricanes-in-the-us/
AccuWeather. "Speed of the fastest hurricanes formed in the Atlantic basin as of 2019 (in miles per hour)* ." Chart. March 9, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040953/fastest-major-hurricanes-in-the-us/
AccuWeather. (2019). Speed of the fastest hurricanes formed in the Atlantic basin as of 2019 (in miles per hour)* . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040953/fastest-major-hurricanes-in-the-us/
AccuWeather. "Speed of The Fastest Hurricanes Formed in The Atlantic Basin as of 2019 (in Miles per Hour)* ." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040953/fastest-major-hurricanes-in-the-us/
AccuWeather, Speed of the fastest hurricanes formed in the Atlantic basin as of 2019 (in miles per hour)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040953/fastest-major-hurricanes-in-the-us/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Speed of the fastest hurricanes formed in the Atlantic basin as of 2019 (in miles per hour)* [Graph], AccuWeather, March 9, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040953/fastest-major-hurricanes-in-the-us/