The traditional Saffir-Simpson scale categorizes hurricanes on a 1 to 5 rating system based on maximum sustained wind speed, with a Category 5 bearing winds of at least 157 mph.

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NOAA uses the Saffir-Simpson scale and calls them Category 5 hurricanes, which is a major hurricane. Australia and Fiji in the South Pacific also grade tropical cyclones on a scale of 1 to 5.

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. Since the ...

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Save money, live better, travel more.A Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale has maximum sustained winds between 112-130 mph and is considered extremely dangerous and capable of causing ...

Erick's categorization on the Saffir-Simpson scale — which helps officials determine wind hazards of an approaching hurricane — only accounts for wind, and not the elements that tend to be the ...

Erick's categorization on the Saffir-Simpson scale — which helps officials determine wind hazards of an approaching hurricane — only accounts for wind, and not the elements that tend to be the ...

A Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale has maximum sustained winds between 181 and 210 kph (112-130 mph) and is considered extremely dangerous and capable of causing devastating damage.

A major hurricane is classified as Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson Wind Scale, which means it will have winds between 111 mph and 129 mph-enough to cause some serious damage, according to NOAA.