While the new measurement sets a global record for dropsondes, it does not surpass the strongest verified surface wind. That distinction remains with Cyclone Olivia, which produced a 253 mph gust on ...
A NOAA hurricane hunter aircraft measured a 252-mile-per-hour gust at the ocean surface as the monster storm approached ...
Scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research have verified the 252 mph gust measured in the eye of Hurricane ...
Hurricane Melissa, a monster Category 5 storm, caused significant damage in the Caribbean, particularly in Jamaica, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic, resulting in nearly 100 fatalities.
Hurricane Melissa flooded southwestern Haiti before slamming into Jamaica as a Cat 5 hurricane, with sustained winds of 185 ...
Hurricane Melissa set records on it's way to impacting Jamaica, one was the largest wind gust ever recorded within a ...
As the powerful storm prepared to hit Jamaica in late October, a probe launched out of the belly of a Hurricane Hunters aircraft logged a 252 mph wind gust.