Hurricanes are categorized by the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. This scale classifies hurricanes into five categories ...
The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale was developed in 1971 and unveiled to the public in 1973. Here’s a look at the system ...
The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is a 1 to 5 rating based on a hurricane's sustained wind speed. This scale estimates potential property damage. Hurricanes reaching Category 3 and higher ...
It hit as a Category 4 status on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, which goes up to five. By 21:00 (03:00 GMT), the NHC said Lidia was blowing maximum sustained winds of 105 mph (165 km/h ...
For most of the storms — 40 of them — the extra oomph from warmer oceans made the storms jump an entire hurricane category ... it to the top of the Saffir-Simpson scale of storm intensity ...
Hurricane Iota has strengthened as it roars ... h), it is now a category five storm - the strongest on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Iota made landfall on Nicaragua's remote eastern coast on Monday ...
The center of Hurricane Agatha, category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, made landfall in the town ... There is a lot of rain and sudden gusts of strong wind,“ Silvia Ranfagni, manager of Casa ...