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== Saffir&ndash;Simpson hurricane scale ==
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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A classification scheme for [[hurricane]] intensity based on the maximum  surface [[wind speed]] and the type and extent of damage done by the [[storm]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">The wind speed categories are as follows: 1) 33&ndash;42 m s<sup>&#8722;1</sup> (65&ndash;82 knots; kt); 2) 43&ndash;49 m s<sup>&#8722;1</sup> (83&ndash;95 kt); 3) 50&ndash;58 m s<sup>&#8722;1</sup> (96&ndash;113 kt); 4) 59&ndash;69 m s<sup>&#8722;1</sup> (114&ndash;134 kt); and 5) 70 m s<sup>&#8722;1</sup> (135 kt) and higher. These categories are used routinely by weather forecasters in North America to characterize the [[intensity]] of hurricanes for the public.</div><br/> </div>
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