Hurricane Floyd wrote:Audrey2Katrina wrote:Rita may well have had "gusts" in the 200 mph range while at peak out in the Gulf, just as did Katrina, and Rita's intensity was was briefly greater (lower central pressure) I believe second only to Wilma... but neither storm had sustained winds approaching that figure.
A2K
I believe there was one of 235mph
Ithought that was proved to be an erroneous report. I don't remeber for sure though. Gusts in the 200 mph area would not be a surorise at all though based on the ratios.