What is the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale? Here is what you need to know
You may have heard of the "Saffir-Simpson" hurricane scale. This is the scale used to measure how strong the maximum ...
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Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale: What to expect from each storm category
NOAA forecasters are predicting an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season in 2024, saying there's an 85% chance it will be ...
What do the tropical systems & hurricane categories mean?
While tropical storms and categories 1 and 2 are not to be taken lightly, it's when we reach Category 3 that a storm reaches ...
Weather Flash: Saffir Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale
Hurricanes are strong storms that cause multiple damages in areas that they pass through. The National Hurricane Center ...
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A hurricane doesn’t have to be a Category 5 to cause extreme damage
(What are hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons?) This well-known hurricane ranking, called the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, is based only on peak wind speeds measured at a given time.
10/11 Weather Academy - Hurricanes, tropical systems, and the Saffir-Simpson scale
Bill Rentschler and Carmelo Lattuca go over what CAPE, CIN, and the cap are and whey they're important in severe weather ...
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The 5 hurricane categories, explained
It’s a number attached to every hurricane, crucial to emergency response teams and city officials to mobilize preparedness: the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, characterized by five categories.
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Why we need a better way to measure hurricanes
The storm received the lowest ranking on the official hurricane categorisation, the Saffir-Simpson scale, due to its wind speeds of 75mph (120km/h). But storms that just clip in at the lower end ...
As Hurricane Francine approaches landfall, differences between new, old cone of concern clear
The National Hurricane Center's experimental cone of concern displays how far inland residents can expect to feel impacts ...
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Hurricane Francine strengthens to Category 2 as it hits Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS >> Hurricane Francine strengthened to a Category 2 storm today just before it made landfall in Louisiana, ...
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Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale: What to expect from each storm category
Hurricanes are categorized by the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. This scale classifies hurricanes into five categories based on their sustained wind speeds, with each category representing a ...