Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale - National Hurricane Center
WEBThe Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is a 1 to 5 rating based only on a hurricane's maximum sustained wind speed. This scale does not take into account other potentially deadly hazards such as storm surge, rainfall flooding, and tornadoes.
WEBThe scale – originally developed by wind engineer Herb Saffir and meteorologist Bob Simpson – has been an excellent tool for alerting the public about the possible impacts of various intensity hurricanes1. The scale provides examples of the type of damage and impacts in the United States associated with winds of the indicated intensity.
Saffir-Simpson Scale - National Hurricane Center
WEBAug 17, 2020 — Learn what each color of the Saffir-Simpson scale means and learn about storm surge and rainfall. The three deadly factors of a hurricane.
Saffir–Simpson scale - Wikipedia
WEBThe Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale (SSHWS) classifies hurricanes—which in the Western Hemisphere are tropical cyclones that exceed the intensities of tropical depressions and tropical storms—into five categories distinguished by the intensities of their sustained winds.
Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale - National Weather Service
WEBThe 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 Service
WEBThe 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 …
Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale - U.S. National Park Service
WEBJun 4, 2019 — In the early 1970s, Herbert Saffir, an engineer, and Robert Simpson, a meteorologist, developed a scale to describe the likely effects that hurricanes could have on an area. The scale has five categories, increasing in intensity from 1 to 5.
Hurricane forecasting - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
WEBJun 7, 2023 — Hurricane Specialists at NOAA’s National Hurricane Center (NHC) analyze satellite imagery, other observations, and computer models to make forecast decisions and create hazard information for emergency managers, media and the public for hurricanes, tropical storms and tropical depressions.
The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale Categories Explained
WEBJul 23, 2024 — The 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.
Hurricane FAQ - NOAA/AOML - NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic …
WEBJan 6, 2019 — The Saffir-Simpson Scale classifies hurricane-strength tropical cyclones into five categories (1-5) based on maximum sustained wind speed. Major hurricanes (also called intense hurricanes) fall into categories 3, 4, and 5 on the Saffir-Simpson Scale.
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