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Saffir-Simpson scale: Hurricane categories by wind speed, potential damaging impacts
The National Hurricane Center uses the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale which estimates potential property damage using a ...
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Hurricane wind speed categories: Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale explained
When does a tropical depression become a tropical storm? And when does a tropical storm become a hurricane? What's the ...
Ask the Meteorologists: Should the Saffir-Simpson scale be revised?
With hurricane season officially underway, we explore whether or not the Saffir-Simpson scale is the best way to rate a ...
Understanding storm and hurricane categories: Why wind speed isn't the whole story
Tropical systems are categorized by wind speed, but experts say there's much more to the story when it comes to storm impacts ...
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Hurricane wind speed categories: Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale explained
Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale: How hurricanes are rated Hurricanes are rated on a five-point scale – Category 1 to Category 5, referred to as the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. A ...
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The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale
The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale classifies hurricanes based on their maximum sustained wind speed, and rates their ...