Super Typhoon Nida Strongest Storm Ever?

November 27, 2009
By Jesse Ferrell
AccuWeathern

Image: NASA's Aqua satellite captured a visible image of Super Typhoon Nida early on Nov. 25 that shows a perfectly symmetrical storm and a clear eye, both hallmarks of a powerful typhoon. (NASA MODIS Rapid Response Team)

The CIMSS tropical website, which estimates hurricane intensity by satellite using the Advanced Dvorak Technique, said that Super Typhoon Nida had a pressure reading of 869.3 mb (25.67" Hg) on Wednesday. You may recall, I talked last month about Super Typhoon Tip which holds the record for the strongest tropical cyclone worldwide; Tip bottomed out at 870 mb in 1979. The official wind numbers put Nida at 160-knot (mph) sustained winds; SSEC estimated 164 knots (189 mph). Officially, Tip had 165-knot winds according to the Hurricane FAQ.






http://standeyo.com/NEWS/09_Earth_Changes/091129.typhoon.strongest.ever.html

Good grief Mic and down under early in November I think a 16 year old female Australian set out to sail around the world solo.

Just the pirates alone would have had me overly concerned.