"G" wrote in message ...
300 (kilometers per hour) = 186.411358 mph
Mt. Washington is still the fastest wind speed record (231mph or 372
kilometers per hour).

Wednesday, April 12, 1934
"There was no doubt this morning that a super-hurricane, Mt. Washington
style, was in full development." -- Log Book entry, Sal Pagliuca

Although challenged by 1997's Typhoon Paka in Guam, Mount Washington's
record still stands to this day.




Sorry, hurricane Andrew still holds the record at 145 mph wind
.....full of bricks, boards and trees! Density matters.






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