Thread: Hurricane Ivan
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Old 09-12-2004, 07:19 AM
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Originally posted by AlphaSigOU
156 mph sustained winds or better for Category 5, wind gusts can easily exceed 180 mph or greater; Hurricane Camille in 1969 was reportedly recorded to have sustained winds of over 190 mph before making landfall on the Mississippi Gulf coast.

yesterday, Ivan had wind gusts at 210 mph now it looks to be moving more westerly like toward the panhandle.
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