Haiyan is pretty far down on the list.
From the official reporting agencies, Haiyan is the tropical cyclone with the highest estimated sustained wind speed at LANDFALL (195 mph). Camille is second at 190 mph. You can find a complete list here
http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMas...
on the blog entry for November 12.
Note that does not make it the strongest tropical cyclone ever, which may have been Typhoon Tip, but which came ashore as a weak category 1. For various reasons the winds that were measured onshore will probably lower than those estimated while the storm is still offshore.
EDIT to clarify BB's answer: The list he gives is a ranking by minimum pressure alone. A problem with this approach is that the lowest pressure does not correspond directly to strongest winds--winds depend on the GRADIENT of the pressure, not the pressure itself. If you look through the winds associated with the storms on the list you'll find that many have lesser winds than Haiyan, and none of them match the wind speed that Haiyan had at landfall.
EDIT for Frank: What you state about Tip is incorrect. While it had 190 mph winds at one point, it didn't hit Guam or Japan with anything close to that. I think it pretty much missed Guam and was only a minimal typhoon when it hit Japan.
Typhoon # 10: Typhoon Cimaron
On 2006, Typhoon Cimaron was recorded to be one of the strongest typhoons in the world. It smashed the Philippines with the speed of 230 kph destroying houses and rice fields and other significant properties. The name of the typhoon was affirmed by the Philippines and is a type of wild ox. The typhoon killed about 20 people, most of them drowned, and 15 people became missing. It was responsible for the damage of properties worth 9 million dollars
# 9: Hurricane Andrew
The hurricane Andrew was recorded to have attacked the Southern part of Florida, Southwest part of Louisiana and the North western Part of Bahamas. The hurricane was not that strong compared to other fervent hurricanes and typhoons, but it had a wide reach of destruction. A damage worth of 26.5 billion dollars
# 8: Typhoon Nina
Typhoon Nina happened in 1975. It hit China and smashed the Banqiao Dam and caused a great flood destroying almost 100,000 people in the country, a natural disaster that defaced the world’s most populous country in just a couple of days
# 7: Typhoon Saomai
Typhoon Saomai hit China and Taiwan and destroyed more than 1,000 houses, and about 100 people were injured. Typhoon Saomai was the 5th typhoon of the season and the 7th tropical storm as well. The typhoon passed by at 135mph. It has been recorded to be China’s most powerful typhoon since 1949. It was said to have killed 458 people and caused damage of about 2.5 billion dollars-worth of properties
# 6: Typhoon Megi
Ivan Cabrera, a CNN meteorologist, declared that typhoon Megi, was one of the strongest typhoons ever experienced on the planet since 2005. The speed of the typhoon was recorded to be at 225kph. The typhoon hit in the year 2010 in the north east part of Luzon, Philippines. After it struck the Philippines, Typhoon Megi recaptured strength and moved to the South China Sea and eventually deteriorated its power. The cost of the typhoon’s damage was about $693.7 million.
# 5: Typhoon Ida
Typhoon Ida struck on September 24 in the 1960’s. It had hit Japan with its 115 mph speed and impact and caused 700 people missing and 300 people dead
# 4: Hurricane Kenna
Typhoon Kenna was a category 5 hurricane. It was recorded to be the 3rd strongest Pacific hurricane that hit Mexico’s coast. This happened in October 25, 2002. The Typhoon’s speed was 140 mph and damaged about 101 million dollars-worth of properties
# 3: Hurricane Katrina\
The Hurricane Katrina happened in August of the year 2005. It was spotted in Louisiana and Mississippi wherein the minimum pressure recorded was 905 millibars or 26.64 inches
# 2: Typhoon Cora
The Typhoon Cora reached a peak of 175 mph. It had hit Okinawa, North east of China and South Korea.
# 1: Typhoon Tip
On October 12, 1979, Typhoon Tip hit Guam and Japan with a speed of 190mph. Around 100 people were killed and the cost of damage was unknown. The typhoon was the 12th typhoon and the nineteenth tropical storm of the 1979 Pacific typhoon season. With a diameter of 1,380 mi, the typhoon Tip was recorded to be the largest tropical cyclone ever experienced in the entire world.
Chicken Little -
One day Chicken Little was walking in the woods when -- KERPLUNK -- an acorn fell on her head Oh my goodness! said Chicken Little. "The sky is falling! I must go and tell the king."
On her way to the king's palace, Chicken Little met Henny Penny. Henny Penny said that she was going into the woods to hunt for worms.
"Oh no, don't go!" said Chicken Little. "I was there and the sky fell on my head! Come with me to tell the king."
So Henny Penny joined Chicken Little and they went along and went along as fast as they could.
Soon they met ocky Locky, who said, "I'm going to the woods to hunt for seeds."
"Oh no, don't go!" said Henny Penny. "The sky is falling there! Come with us to tell the king."
So ocky Locky joined Henny Penny and Chicken Little, and they went along and went along as fast as they could.
Soon they met Goosey Poosey, who was planning to go to the woods to look for berries.
"Oh no, don't go!" said ocky Locky. "The sky is falling there! Come with us to tell the king." So Goosey Poosey joined ocky Locky, Henny Penny and Chicken Little, and they went along as fast as they could.
Then who should appear on the path but sly old Foxy Woxy.
"Where are you going, my fine feathered friends?" asked Foxy Woxy. He spoke in a polite manner, so as not to frighten them.
"The sky is falling!" cried Chicken Little. "We must tell the king."
"I know a shortcut to the palace," said Foxy woxy sweetly. "Come and follow me."
But wicked Foxy Woxy did not lead the others to the palace. He led them right up to the entrance of his foxhole. Once they were inside, Foxy Woxy was planning to gobble them up!
Just as Chicken Little and the others were about to go into the fox's hole, they heard a strange sound and stopped.
It was the king's hunting dogs, growling and howling. How Foxy Woxy ran, across the meadows and through the forests, with the hounds close behind. He ran until he was far, far away and never dared to come back again.
After that day, Chicken Little always carried an umbrella with her when she walked in the woods. The umbrella was a present from the king. And if -- KERPLUNK -- an acorn fell, Chicken Little didn't mind a bit. In fact, she didn't notice it at all.
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i'm so confused, right now they said that typhoon haiyan is the strongest storm but there's tip,camille and others that i think that is stronger. Please make a list of the strongest storm it could be a typhoon hurricane tropical cyclone or storm.if you have more info please include it ty..
