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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 ...
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).
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Created Date: 8/30/2012 4:52:52 PM
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.
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 ...
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Hurricane strength is measured in categories on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. What does it all mean? We break it down from Category 1 to 5.