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Typhoon Tip (1979) was the largest storm ever recorded. How wide was it, in kilometres?

2,220

km

Typhoon Tip was 2,220 km across — a single storm that would have covered almost half of the United States.SOURCENOAA / Joint Typhoon Warning Center

Scale check: 2,220 is roughly a village.

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