Hurricanes are classified on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, which ranks storms based on their sustained wind speeds and estimates potential damage. The scale has five categories, ranging ...
When it comes to hurricanes, one of the biggest questions is what category it will be. Hurricanes are categorized using the Saffir-Simpson scale, which is based on sustained wind speed. AP Photo/David ...
In a matter of hours, Hurricane Milton grew into a Category 5 storm on Monday, with wind speeds surging by an astonishing 90 mph in just over a day, a process meteorologists call “rapid ...