How much damage can a Category 1 hurricane do vs. a Category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson intensity scale? Plus examples of each that have hit Florida over the years.

Those categories are based on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, which is one tool for assessing the intensity of a hurricane, but it's important to know what it means in terms of wind ...

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.

The National Hurricane Center uses the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale which estimates potential property damage using a 1 to 5 rating depending on the sustained wind speed of a specific ...

I think lives could be saved by adding a flood risk to the Saffir-Simpson scale. For example Hurricane Florence at landfall could have been a Cat 1 for wind and a Cat 4 for flooding." ...

Researchers say five storms since 2013 had wind speeds that could categorize them as a Category 6 hurricane or cyclone — and that climate change will only make such intense storms more frequent.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – As of Tuesday morning, Hurricane Milton is a Category 4 storm, but it spent part of Monday as a Category 5 storm, the highest possible on the Saffir-Simpson strength scale ...

Here's how the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale of intensity works. Skip to content. ... Sustained winds between 96-110 mph. Examples of Category 2 hurricanes that hit Florida include Hurricane ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – As of Tuesday morning, Hurricane Milton is a Category 4 storm, but it spent part of Monday as a Category 5 storm, the highest possible on the Saffir-Simpson strength scale ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – As of Tuesday morning, Hurricane Milton is a Category 4 storm, but it spent part of Monday as a Category 5 storm, the highest possible on the Saffir-Simpson strength scale ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – As of Tuesday morning, Hurricane Milton is a Category 4 storm, but it spent part of Monday as a Category 5 storm, the highest possible on the Saffir-Simpson strength scale ...