I come from Hurricane territory in the Northern Gulf of Mexico, and I've lived through some very scary storms, including a near miss with the powerful Gloria in 1985 and later the strongest storm to ever make landfall late in the season in November 1985: Kate. But, the South Pacific takes the cake when it comes to whipping up the strongest of the strong tropical cyclones or typhoons!! The above image is an enhanced satellite photo of Haiyan, classified as a Super Typhoon and currently takes to prize for strongest storm on record to make landfall. It hit the Philippines in early Nov. of last year with maximum sustained winds of 186 mph and frequent gusts to 195!
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