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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) 33–42 m s<sup>−1</sup> (65–82 knots); 2) 43–49 m s<sup>−1</sup> (83–95 | <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) 33–42 m s<sup>−1</sup> (65–82 knots; kt); 2) 43–49 m s<sup>−1</sup> (83–95 kt); 3) 50–58 m s<sup>−1</sup> (96–113 kt); 4) 59–69 m s<sup>−1</sup> (114–134 kt); and 5) 70 m s<sup>−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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Latest revision as of 12:39, 2 March 2020
Saffir–Simpson hurricane scale
A classification scheme for hurricane intensity based on the maximum surface wind speed and the type and extent of damage done by the storm.
The wind speed categories are as follows: 1) 33–42 m s−1 (65–82 knots; kt); 2) 43–49 m s−1 (83–95 kt); 3) 50–58 m s−1 (96–113 kt); 4) 59–69 m s−1 (114–134 kt); and 5) 70 m s−1 (135 kt) and higher. These categories are used routinely by weather forecasters in North America to characterize the intensity of hurricanes for the public.
