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Within the basin a Category 1 tropical cyclone is a tropical cyclone that has 10-minute mean maximum sustained wind speeds of 33–47 knots (61–87 km/h; 38–54 mph) on the Australian tropical cyclone intensity scale. [1] [2] A named storm could also be classified as a Category 1 tropical cyclone if it is estimated, to have 1-minute mean ...
Within the basin a Category 3 severe tropical cyclone is a tropical cyclone that has 10-minute mean maximum sustained wind speeds of 64–85 knots (119–157 km/h; 74–98 mph) on the Australian tropical cyclone intensity scale. [1] [2] A named storm could also be classified as a Category 1 tropical cyclone if it is estimated, to have 1-minute ...
Category 1 is the first category on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale and the Australian tropical cyclone intensity scale. The following lists show tropical cyclones that have reached that intensity in Earth's ocean basins. List of Category 1 Atlantic hurricanes; List of Category 1 Pacific hurricanes
To be classified as a hurricane, a tropical cyclone must have one-minute-average maximum sustained winds at 10 m (33 ft) above the surface of at least 74 mph (64 kn, 119 km/h; Category 1). [1] The highest classification in the scale, Category 5 , consists of storms with sustained winds of at least 157 mph (137 kn, 252 km/h).
Hurricane Hone at peak intensity on August 25, 2024. Hone is the most recent Category 1 hurricane in the Pacific. Category 1 is the lowest classification on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale, and categorizes tropical cyclones with 1-minute maximum sustained winds between 64 and 82 knots (74 and 94 mph; 119 and 152 km/h; 33 and 42 m/s).
Severe Tropical Cyclone Ilsa made landfall early Friday morning local time in Northwest Australia, between De Grey and Pardoo Roadhouse as a Category 4 storm (BOM's tropical cyclone scale) with 10 ...
In the peak of Atlantic hurricane season, words matter. And using the right ones at the right time can be the difference between alerting of a far-out rotating storm system to a nearer full-blown ...
A Category 4 hurricane has winds of 113 to 136 kn (130 to 157 mph; 209 to 252 km/h), while a Category 5 hurricane has winds of at least 137 kn (158 mph; 254 km/h). [1] [3] A post tropical cyclone is a system that has weakened, into a remnant low or has dissipated and formal advisories are usually discontinued at this stage. [1]