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  2. Saffir–Simpson scale - Wikipedia

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    By contrast, the U.S. National Weather Service, Central Pacific Hurricane Center and the Joint Typhoon Warning Center define sustained winds as average winds over a period of one minute, measured at the same 33 ft (10.1 m) height, [16] [17] and that is the definition used for this scale.

  3. Tropical cyclone scales - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Maximum sustained wind - Wikipedia

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    This scale can be used to determine possible storm surge and damage impact on land. In most basins, the category of the tropical cyclone (for example, tropical depression, tropical storm, hurricane/typhoon, super typhoon, depression, deep depression, intense tropical cyclone) is determined from the cyclone's maximum sustained wind over one minute.

  5. Outline of tropical cyclones - Wikipedia

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    Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale – a scale widely used by the National Hurricane Center, Central Pacific Hurricane Center, and the Joint Typhoon Warning Center to determine a storm's strength using maximum sustained winds. Accumulated cyclone energy – a metric used by several agencies to measure the longetivity of a tropical cyclone.

  6. AccuWeather's RealImpactâ„¢ Scale for Hurricanes ... - AOL

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    The Saffir-Simpson scale on its own doesn't capture all the severe impacts of hurricanes and tropical storms, such as coastal storm surge and flooding rainfall, which, on average, are the primary ...

  7. Glossary of tropical cyclone terms - Wikipedia

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    Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale/Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale (SSHWS) The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is a 1 to 5 categorization based on the hurricane's intensity at the indicated time. The scale provides examples of the type of damage and impacts in the United States associated with winds of the indicated intensity. [1]

  8. Radius of maximum wind - Wikipedia

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    An average value for the RMW of 47 kilometers (29 mi) was calculated as the mean (or average) of all hurricanes with a lowest central atmospheric pressure between a pressure of 909 hectopascals (26.8 inHg) and 993 hectopascals (29.3 inHg). [6] As tropical cyclones intensify, maximum sustained winds increase as the RMW decreases. [7]

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