As Katrina made Creating landfall , its front right quadrant , which held Bringing the strongest winds , slammed Motion into Gulfport , Mississippi , devastating Destroying it .

The strongest earthquake Catastrophe to originate Presence in the state , it measured 5.1 on a seismic scale that is based on an isoseismal map or the event 's felt area .

Hurricane Sandy ( unofficially referred Adducing to as Superstorm Sandy ) was the deadliest and most destructive , as well as the strongest , hurricane Catastrophe of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season .

The Red Army absorbed Ingestion the Wehrmacht 's strongest blows and forced Causation the Germans into a war of attrition for which they were unprepared Response .

Dianmu then strengthened Cause_change_of_strength to a 285 km/h ( 180 mph ) typhoon , making it Causation one of nine typhoons to reach Arriving that intensity since 1990 and equaled Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale its power with Typhoon Chaba as the strongest typhoons of the 2004 season .

Severe Tropical Cyclone Catastrophe Ita was the strongest tropical cyclone Catastrophe in the Australian region by central pressure , since George in 2007 , and since Monica in 2006 by wind speed .

along the maryland coast , the storm Catastrophe was less severe than the perfect storm Catastrophe in the previous year , although the strongest portion of the storm Catastrophe remained Temporary_stay over new jersey for several days .

Hurricane Carrie was the strongest tropical cyclone of the 1957 Atlantic hurricane Catastrophe season .

According to Herman Hagedorn ( who was writing prior to World War II ) , the position held Hold by the Moros was `` the strongest which hostiles in the Philippines have ever defended Defending against American assault Attack . ''

A number of light aftershocks succeeded the main event , of which the strongest measured a magnitude of 4.1 ( M ) .

At the time , it was the strongest hurricane Catastrophe in the Atlantic since Igor in 2010 .

saomai affected Influence many of the same areas affected by tropical storm bilis a month earlier , and the china meteorological administration reported Reporting that saomai was the strongest typhoon that ever occurred Coming_to_be over china 's offshore region as well as the most powerful typhoon ever to make landfall Self_motion over mainland china .

Hurricane Dean was the strongest tropical cyclone Catastrophe of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season .

Cyclone Geralda ( also known as Intense Tropical Cyclone Geralda ) was a powerful tropical cyclone Catastrophe that caused Causation catastrophic damage Damaging in Madagascar in late January 1994 , among the strongest to hit Bodily_harm the country .

The strongest quadrant of the storm Catastrophe moved Motion over Delaware , and winds in the state reached Arriving .

The strongest quadrant of the storm Catastrophe moved Motion over Delaware ; in the state , strong easterly winds Motion produced Creating significant tidal flooding Catastrophe , and 500 houses were damaged Damaging .

Marie was also the strongest tropical cyclone in the Eastern Pacific basin since Hurricane Rick in 2009 .

Hurricane Hattie was the strongest and deadliest tropical cyclone of the 1961 Atlantic hurricane season , reaching Arriving a peak intensity equivalent to that of a Category5 hurricane Catastrophe .

The first named storm and first tropical cyclone of the 1980 Atlantic hurricane Catastrophe season , it remains Presence one of the strongest hurricanes Catastrophe in recorded history and was one of the few hurricanes Catastrophe to reach Category 5 status on the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale on three separate occasions .

Allen is the only hurricane Catastrophe in the recorded history of the Atlantic basin to achieve Achieve sustained winds of 190 mph ( 305 km/h ) , thus making it the strongest Atlantic hurricane Catastrophe by wind speed .

The fifth named storm Catastrophe and the first yet strongest hurricane Catastrophe of the year 's hurricane season , Emily developed Coming_to_be from a tropical wave northeast of the Lesser Antilles on August 22 .

The aforementioned tornado remains Temporary_stay the strongest hurricane-spawned tornado ever recorded Recording , with wind speeds in the tornado nearly 50 % greater than Carla 's peak intensity .

Hurricane Catastrophe Igor was the most destructive Destroying tropical cyclone Catastrophe on record Recording to strike Attack the Canadian island of Newfoundland , and the strongest hurricane Catastrophe of the 2010 Atlantic hurricane Catastrophe season .

Hurricane Ginny was the strongest recorded tropical cyclone Catastrophe to make landfall Arriving in Canada , as well as the latest hurricane Catastrophe on a calendar year to affect Influence the U.S. state of Maine .

It was the strongest recorded Recording in Victoria in at least three decades , with some sources suggesting Statement it was the strongest in over a century .

It was the strongest recorded Recording in Victoria in at least three decades , with some sources suggesting Statement it was the strongest in over a century .

This aftershock Catastrophe is the strongest so far of over 200 that have occurred Coming_to_be since the initial quake Catastrophe .

Hurricane Mitch , the strongest storm Catastrophe of the 1998 Atlantic hurricane season , formed Creating on October 22 , and after becoming Becoming a Category 5 hurricane Catastrophe , it weakened Cause_change_of_strength and struck Attack Honduras on October 29 .

Typhoon Catastrophe Rananim , known Know in the Philippines as Typhoon Karen , was the strongest typhoon to make landfall Self_motion on the Chinese province of Zhejiang since 1956 .

Fabian was the strongest hurricane Catastrophe to hit Attack Bermuda since Hurricane Arlene in 1963 .

Severe Tropical Cyclone Catastrophe Glenda ( JTWC designation : 20S , also known as simply Cyclone Catastrophe Glenda ) of March 2006 was among the strongest tropical cyclones Catastrophe to threaten Western Australia , though it weakened Cause_change_of_strength considerably before landfall Arriving and moved Motion ashore in a lightly populated region .

Aided Assistance by favourable environmental conditions , Glenda rapidly intensified Cause_change_of_strength to reach Arriving Category 5 status on the Australian cyclone scale , and with a peak intensity of 910 mbar it was among the strongest cyclones Catastrophe on record Recording within the Australia region .

Among major cities , Kobe , with its population of 1.5 million , was the closest to the epicenter and hit Attack by the strongest tremors .

It is the first and strongest historical flood Catastrophe series in the history of Loreto , preceding the floods Catastrophe in 1986 .

Typhoon Damrey was a compact tropical cyclone Catastrophe , which became Becoming the strongest to affect Influence the area north of the Yangtze River since 1949 .

Typhoon Chaba was the strongest tropical cyclone Catastrophe in the western Pacific during 2004 and caused Causation a swath of damage Damaging from the Mariana Islands to Japan from August through September of that year .

The 1898 Georgia hurricane Catastrophe was a major hurricane that hit Attack the U.S. state of Georgia , as well as the strongest on record in the state .

Carol was also the strongest storm Catastrophe of the 1953 Atlantic hurricane season and the first Category 5 hurricane in the Atlantic basin since the 1938 New England hurricane .

Hurricane Erika was the strongest and longest-lasting tropical cyclone Catastrophe in the 1997 Atlantic hurricane season .

Hurricane Felicia was the third strongest tropical cyclone of the 2009 Pacific hurricane season , as well as the strongest storm Catastrophe to exist in the eastern Pacific at the time since Hurricane Daniel in 2006 .

Hurricane Felicia was the third strongest tropical cyclone of the 2009 Pacific hurricane season , as well as the strongest storm Catastrophe to exist in the eastern Pacific at the time since Hurricane Daniel in 2006 .

Severe Tropical Cyclone Catastrophe Gillian was the second most powerful Influence of the 2013–14 Australian region cyclone season and the strongest Influence in the basin in four years .

The 1935 Labor Day hurricane Catastrophe ( formally known as Hurricane Three ) was the most intense Atlantic hurricane to make Causation landfall Catastrophe on record in terms of pressure , and tied Connect with Hurricane Dorian for the strongest landfalling Atlantic hurricane by maximum sustained winds , with winds of 185 mph ( 295 km/h ) at landfall .

Severe Tropical Cyclone Catastrophe Daman ( RSMC Nadi designation 04F , JTWC designation 05P ) was the strongest cyclone Catastrophe of the 2007–08 South Pacific cyclone Catastrophe season .

According to the United States Geological Survey Scrutiny ( USGS ) the cities experiencing Perception_active the strongest shaking—VIII ( `` Severe '' ) on the Mercalli intensity scale ( MM ) —were Concepción , Arauco and Coronel .

according to chile 's seismological service UNK experienced Perception_active the strongest shaking at mm ix ( `` violent '' ) .

Cyclone Mala was the strongest tropical cyclone Catastrophe of the 2006 North Indian Ocean cyclone season .

In the Philippines , Imbudo was the strongest typhoon in five years , causing Causation widespread flooding Motion and power outages in the Cagayan Valley for weeks .

Hurricane Emilia was , at the time , the strongest tropical cyclone Catastrophe on record Recording in the Central Pacific Ocean , and the second of such to be classified Check as a Category 5 hurricane – the highest rating on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale .

On the level of international relations , Athens , the strongest city-state in Greece prior to the war 's beginning , was reduced Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale to a state of near-complete subjection , while Sparta became established Creating as the leading power of Greece .