• The SaffirSimpson hurricane wind scale (SSHWS) classifies hurricanes—which in the Western Hemisphere are tropical cyclones that exceed the intensities...
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    that the system peaked at Category 1-equivalent intensity on the SaffirSimpson scale, with 1-minute sustained winds of 150 km/h (90 mph). The following...
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    and become a hurricane, then it will be classified on the SaffirSimpson hurricane wind scale, and is based on the estimated maximum sustained winds over...
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    brought Kirk to peak intensity as a Category 4 hurricane on the SaffirSimpson scale, with winds of 230 km/h (145 mph), on 4 October. Gradually curving...
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    system had peaked as a Category 4-equivalent super typhoon on the SaffirSimpson scale, with 1-minute sustained winds of 240 km/h (150 mph). The Japan Meteorological...
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    CLIWOC Douglas sea scale Enhanced Fujita scale Extratropical cyclone Fujita scale SaffirSimpson scale Sea state Squall TORRO scale Huler, Scott (2004)...
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    61 inHg). It then peaked at Category 4-equivalent intensity on the SaffirSimpson scale on August 27, with one-minute sustained winds of 215 km/h (130 mph)...
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    system had peaked at Category 4-equivalent super typhoon on the SaffirSimpson scale, with 1-minute sustained winds of 240 km/h (150 mph). The JMA noted...
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    (165 mph), corresponding to Category 5-equivalent intensity on the SaffirSimpson scale. After reaching its peak intensity, the cyclone moved toward the...
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    before eventually peaking at Category 1-equivalent intensity on the Saffir-Simpson scale with 1-minute sustained winds of 140 km/h (85 mph). On September...
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    sustained winds of 285 km/h (180 mph), equivalent to Category 5 on the SaffirSimpson scale, while noting "an extremely favorable environment", and that the...
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    Simpson) the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale for measuring the intensity of hurricanes. As recently as 2005 Saffir was the principal of Saffir Engineering in...
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    940 mbar (27.76 inHg) on August 18, making it a Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale. After environmental conditions became unfavorable, Hilary weakened...
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    subsequently peaked as a Category 4-equivalent super typhoon on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with one-minute sustained winds of 240 km/h (150 mph). As Krathon...
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    Tip attained wind speeds equal to Category 4 strength on the SaffirSimpson Hurricane Scale (SSHS), and it became a super typhoon on the next day. The central...
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    Service. Retrieved November 7, 2024. Ragoonath, Reshma (November 7, 2024). "Scale of Rafael's damage apparent on Brac after storm clouds clear". Cayman Compass...
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    (110 mph), equivalent to a Category 2-equivalent intensity on the Saffir-Simpson scale, though it was slightly weakening as a result of moderate wind shear...
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    05 inHg) before peaking at Category 4-equivalent intensity on the SaffirSimpson scale on August 16, with one-minute sustained winds of 215 km/h (130 mph)...
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    to peak at Category 5 status, the highest possible rating on the SaffirSimpson scale. After drifting southwestward and weakening, the hurricane hit Honduras...
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    upgraded Usagi to a category 5 equivalent-super typhoon on the SaffirSimpson hurricane wind scale at noon. However, in a post season reanalysis, it was concluded...
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    subsequently peaked as a Category 5-equivalent super typhoon on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with one-minute sustained winds of 260 km/h (160 mph). As it moved...
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    occurred once again, and the storm became a Category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale with peak 1-minute sustained winds of 185 mph (298 km/h), late on...
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    intensified and peaked at Category 4-equivalent intensity on the Saffir-Simpson scale at 21:00 UTC on 23 July, with 1-minute sustained winds of 230 km/h...
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    El Niño of 1994–1995, and peaked as a Category 5 hurricane on the SaffirSimpson scale, the highest categorization for hurricanes. Over the course of its...
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    the NHC had only upgraded Otis to a Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Explosive intensification continued throughout the day into the...
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    which made it equivalent to a Category 4 hurricane on the modern-day SaffirSimpson scale. That day, the Weather Bureau realized that the storm was continuing...
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    culminating with Florence becoming a Category 4 major hurricane on the SaffirSimpson scale (SSHWS), with estimated maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (215 km/h)...
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    intensity on November 20 as a Category 4-equivalent cyclone on the SaffirSimpson hurricane scale with winds of 230 km/h (140 mph). Hostile environmental conditions...
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    hurricane is a storm that ranks as Category 3 or higher on the SaffirSimpson hurricane wind scale. The Japan Meteorological Agency is the official Regional...
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    the first Pacific hurricane to reach Category 5 strength on the Saffir-Simpson scale since Willa in 2018. Jova was also one of the fastest–intensifying...
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