Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale

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The Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is a 1-to-5 categorization system that rates hurricanes based on their sustained wind speeds and potential for property damage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hurricane intensity scale ⓘ
meteorological scale ⓘ
wind speed scale ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale ⓘ
Saffir–Simpson scale ⓘ
appliesTo tropical cyclones classified as hurricanes ⓘ
category1Description very dangerous winds will produce some damage ⓘ
category1LowerBound_mph 74 ⓘ
category1UpperBound_mph 95 ⓘ
category2Description extremely dangerous winds will cause extensive damage ⓘ
category2LowerBound_mph 96 ⓘ
category2UpperBound_mph 110 ⓘ
category3Description devastating damage will occur ⓘ
category3LowerBound_mph 111 ⓘ
category3UpperBound_mph 129 ⓘ
category4Description catastrophic damage will occur ⓘ
category4LowerBound_mph 130 ⓘ
category4UpperBound_mph 156 ⓘ
category5Description catastrophic damage will occur ⓘ
category5LowerBound_mph 157 ⓘ
classificationThreshold_mph 74 ⓘ
classificationThresholdDescription tropical cyclones with sustained winds of at least 74 mph are classified as hurricanes ⓘ
countryOfUse United States ⓘ
developedBy Herbert Saffir ⓘ
Robert Simpson ⓘ
developerOccupation civil engineer ⓘ
meteorologist ⓘ
doesNotDirectlyMeasure flooding ⓘ
rainfall ⓘ
storm surge ⓘ
focusesOn potential property damage ⓘ
hasCategoryCount 5 ⓘ
highestCategory Category 5 ⓘ
introducedInDecade 1970s ⓘ
lowestCategory Category 1 ⓘ
maintainedBy National Hurricane Center ⓘ
measures maximum sustained surface wind speed ⓘ
namedAfter Herbert Saffir ⓘ
Robert Simpson ⓘ
regionStandard North Atlantic basin ⓘ
linked to: North Atlantic area

eastern North Pacific basin ⓘ
scaleRangeUnit kilometres per hour ⓘ
miles per hour ⓘ
timeAveragingPeriod 1-minute sustained winds ⓘ
usedBy National Hurricane Center ⓘ
United States National Weather Service ⓘ
usedFor classifying hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
classifying hurricanes in the northeastern Pacific Ocean ⓘ
usedForWarning hurricane preparedness ⓘ
risk communication to the public ⓘ

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National Hurricane Center → usesSystem → Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale ⓘ
Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale → alsoKnownAs → Saffir–Simpson scale ⓘ
linked to: Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale
Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale → alsoKnownAs → Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale ⓘ
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Atlantic hurricanes → classifiedBy → Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale ⓘ
Herbert Saffir → coDeveloperOf → Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale ⓘ
Herbert Saffir → knownFor → Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale ⓘ
Herbert Saffir → notableWork → Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale ⓘ
Atlantic hurricane season → classificationScale → Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale ⓘ
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Robert Simpson → coDeveloperOf → Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale ⓘ
Robert Simpson → notableWork → Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale ⓘ
Robert Simpson → associatedWith → Saffir–Simpson scale ⓘ
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Beaufort scale → relatedTo → Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale ⓘ
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Hurricane Beta → classificationSystem → Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale ⓘ
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Hurricane Delta (2005) → classificationSystem → Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale ⓘ
subject linked to: Hurricane Delta
linked to: Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale
South Pacific tropical cyclone intensity scale → relatedTo → Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale ⓘ
linked to: Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale
Central Pacific Hurricane Center → usesScale → Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale ⓘ
linked to: Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale
RSMC Miami → uses → Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale ⓘ
Tropical Cyclone Warning Centers → usesStandard → Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale ⓘ
linked to: Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale
U.S. hurricane forecast and warning system → usesScale → Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale ⓘ