Is 30 yards per second as fast as a Hurricane?

It's about four-fifths as fast as a Hurricane

The speed of a Hurricane is about 36.20 yards per second.

(formally: Topical cyclone; a.k.a. typhoon)

A hurricane is defined by the US National Hurricane Center as a Northern Hemisphere tropical storm having one-minute average wind-speeds of at least 36.10 yards per second. Typhoons Tip (October, 1979) and Keith (October, 1997) and Hurricanes Camille (August, 1969) and Allen (August, 1980) jointly hold the record for highest tropical storm wind speeds at 94.20 yards per second.

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APA Style (7th Ed.)

The Measure of Things. (2024). Is 30 yards per second as fast as a Hurricane?. Retrieved May 9, 2024 from themeasureofthings.com/singleresult.php?comp=speed&unit=yps&amt=30&i=109

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MLA Style (8th Ed.)

"Is 30 yards per second as fast as a Hurricane?" The Measure of Things, 2024, themeasureofthings.com/singleresult.php?comp=speed&unit=yps&amt=30&i=109. Accessed 9 May 2024.

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Chicago Style (17th Ed.)

"Is 30 yards per second as fast as a Hurricane?." The Measure of Things. 2024. https://themeasureofthings.com/singleresult.php?comp=speed&unit=yps&amt=30&i=109.

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