In 1791, a young Irish sailor, Francis Beaufort — later creator of the Beaufort Wind Scale — fell into the sea while trying to fasten a small boat to a ship. Unable to swim, he quickly started ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — As hurricane season is quickly approaching, let’s remind you about the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale. This scale is designed to categorize hurricanes based on wind speed ...

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On the morning of May 11, 1970, skies darkened over Lubbock and winds began to rise, setting the stage for the kind of storm many in Tornado Alley pray never comes their way. By late that Monday ...

The Beaufort Wind Force Scale measures wind speed and its observed effects on land and sea. Created by Sir Francis Beaufort, the scale ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane). Beaufort Scale Day ...

The Beaufort Scale, developed in 1805 by Sir Francis ... This scale ranges from a level 0 to 12, with 0 being the lowest wind speed. See the chart below for the wind speed range and effects.

Still, 55 to 63 mph isn't nothing. Wind speeds at that threshold are a "10" on the Beaufort Wind Scale, which is used to estimate wind strengths. The scale is numbered from 0 (calm conditions ...

The wind gusts at the airport this March are not shown on this chart. The Beaufort Wind scale further breaks this down, categorizing wind strength into 12 categories. We broke the days down into ...