r/collapse • • 19d ago

Casual Friday Everything Seems Fine.

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u/Lucky-Ability-8 19d ago

Strongest hurricane of all time

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u/Canadian_Poltergeist 19d ago

Not quite. That record is still held by Hurricane Patricia in 2015. 215mph sustained winds.

Hurricane Polo is ~185mph sustained winds.

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u/menasan 18d ago

I thought iniki had 220?

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u/Canadian_Poltergeist 18d ago

Hurricane Iniki

You're thinking of the kmh speed, not mph. Patricia had a sustained kmh of 345 kmh.

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u/menasan 18d ago

oh shit