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Displays a link to Saffir–Simpson scale. Also displays the names and definitions of the storm categories as tooltips. This template is hidden from mobile users. The majority of this template's content is inside tooltips, which are perceivable only to desktop mouse users.
The scale used for a particular tropical cyclone depends on what basin the system is located in; with for example the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale and the Australian tropical cyclone intensity scales both used in the Western Hemisphere. All of the scales rank tropical cyclones using their maximum sustained winds, which are either ...
The Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale (SSHWS) is a scale that classifies hurricanes—which in the Western Hemisphere are tropical cyclones that exceed the intensities of tropical depressions and tropical storms—into five categories distinguished by the intensities of their sustained winds.
I also note that its sister templates are all Template:Australian tropical cyclone intensity small, Template:BOM Scale small and Template:FMS Scale small are not transcluded anywhere, which makes me wonder even more about it being needed.Jason Rees 23:53, 11 September 2018 (UTC)
3 Template Name. 5 comments. 4 Small version? 3 comments. 5 Why is category One, Two...Five. 1 comment. Toggle the table of contents. Template talk: Saffir–Simpson ...
The purpose of this template is to provide a consistent color scheme for tropical cyclones based on the Saffir–Simpson scale, the classifications used by the Regional Specialized Meteorological Centers in cyclone basins other than the Atlantic and NE Pacific, and North American winter storms rated on the Regional Snowfall Index (RSI) scale.
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