How does the Saffir-Simpson scale work? The scale has five categories ranging from Category 1 — with winds from 74 mph to 95 mph to Category 5 — with sustained winds in excess of 155 mph.

It’s been 45 years since the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale was unveiled, and the names of the monster storms it classifies are still referenced today – Camille, Andrew, Hugo, Mitch.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — As hurricane season is quickly approaching, let’s remind you about the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale. This scale is designed to categorize hurricanes based on wind speed ...

パトリシアは現地時間22日夜、ハリケーンの強さを示す「シンプソン・スケール（Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale）」で最高のカテゴリー5に勢力を拡大し ...

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The longstanding hurricane rating system, the Saffir-Simpson Scale, only takes into account sustained wind speeds and not the ...

Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale: An intensity scale that relates hurricane damage to wind speeds and central air pressures. Category 1: wind speeds 74-95 m.p.h; 2: 96 ...

Under AccuWeather’s scale, Florence would have been a “Real Impact Cat 4” at landfall, instead of a Cat 1 under the Saffir-Simpson scale.

Then Florence faltered, weakening to a Cat 2, then a Cat 1. National Hurricane Center forecasters stopped talking Saffir-Simpson scale and official advisories no longer mentioned wind speeds in ...