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NewYorkerfromMass

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Wed Sep-10-03 11:20 PM
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11. Gilbert 1988 went as low as 888 mili's

and yielded winds of 190 MPH. I was just looking over the stats at NOAA. Another indicator is diameter of the eye. Gilbert's went down to less than 10 miles, and Hugo 1989, went down to 12 miles and 918 mb. also yielding winds of 190 MPH.

So you're right, lower milibars indicates strength. It's the measure of atmospheric pressure (a "low") which powers the storm.

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