Hurricanes are rated on a 1 to 5 scale, known as the Saffir-Simpson Scale. Category 3, 4 and 5 hurricanes are considered major storms. See Table 2 for the Saffir-Simpson Scale.

"The Saffir-Simpson scale is a measure of wind speed. But far more people die from hurricane flooding than from strong winds. Hurricane Florence made landfall near Wilmington as a Category 1 storm.

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 .

The National Hurricane Center uses the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale to categorize hurricanes. Hurricanes are assigned Category 1-5 depending on their wind speeds. We break down the ...

Introduced in the 1960s and refined in the 1970s, the Saffir–Simpson scale is still the most commonly used metric for public communication of the possible wind hazards for hurricanes.

You’ve heard of the Richter scale for earthquakes. The Saffir-Simpson scale for hurricanes. But here’s one you probably haven’t come across: the Waffle House Index.

Saffir-Simpson Scale’s 1 to 5 rating for hurricane wind speed and associated damages. (Storm Team 27) Hurricanes are considered “major hurricanes” when they reach Category 3 strength.

Hurricanes are categorized by the Saffir-Simpson scale, which is based on a hurricane’s maximum sustained wind speed. For a hurricane to become major, sustained winds need to be more than 110 ...

Think of this index as using the EF scale for tornadoes or the Saffir-Simpson scale for hurricanes. It's a way to classify them and know what to expect. According to SWPC, ...