Tropical systems tracked by the National Hurricane Center will be classified as depressions, tropical storms and hurricanes ...

Five storms all in the Pacific have reached that intensity, and they have ... have discussed adding a category 6 to the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Hurricane Ian roared onto Florida's ...

The scale has been in use for decades and gives an idea about what kind of wind damage a hurricane can produce, but it says ...

At that point, the NHC uses the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale of intensity to categorize it on a scale of 1-5. Category 1: Sustained winds between 74-95 mph. Examples of Category 1 hurricanes ...

What is the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale? The scale rates the potential for damage from hurricanes based on the storm’s sustained wind speed. Who were Saffir and Simpson?

Tropical systems tracked by the National Hurricane Center will be classified as depressions, tropical storms and hurricanes based on their intensity. The NHC will label a system a tropical ...