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Bookmark or Share- The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale Categories ExplainedThe Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale ranks hurricanes on their wind speeds. It does not measure a hurricane's potential for storm surge, rainfall or tornadoes.
- Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale - National Weather ServiceThe 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 are considered major hurricanes because of their potential for significant loss of life and damage.
- Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale - National Weather ServiceThe Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is designed to help determine wind hazards of an approaching hurricane easier for emergency officials. The scale is assigned five categories with Category 1 assigned to a minimal hurricane and Category 5 to a worst case scenario.
- Hurricane Categories: What Categories 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Mean - TIMEIn a Category 1 hurricane, winds range from 74 to 95 mph. Falling debris could strike people, livestock and pets, and older mobile homes could be destroyed. Protected glass windows will...
- Tropical Cyclone Structure | National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...Hurricane-force winds can extend outward more than 150 miles (242 km) for a large one. The area over which tropical storm-force winds occur is even greater, ranging as far out as almost 300 miles (483 km) from the eye of a large hurricane.
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