The National Hurricane Center uses the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale which estimates potential property damage using a ...

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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 ...

The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale classifies hurricanes based on their maximum sustained wind speed, and rates their ...

With hurricane season officially underway, we explore whether or not the Saffir-Simpson scale is the best way to rate a ...

The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is used to rank hurricanes based on their sustained wind speeds. While the category ...

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At that point, the NHC uses the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale of intensity to categorize it on a scale of 1-5. Category 1: ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting an above-average Atlantic hurricane season from June 1 ...

Those categories are based on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, which is one tool for assessing the intensity of a hurricane, but it's important to know what it means in terms of wind ...