The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale is the most widely used hurricane scale in the western hemisphere and is used to classify hurricanes according to their strength and the amount of damage they can cause. The scale ranks hurricanes as categories from one to five, with one being the weakest with light damage and five being the strongest with severe damage and very high winds.
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| - The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale is the most widely used hurricane scale in the western hemisphere and is used to classify hurricanes according to their strength and the amount of damage they can cause. The scale ranks hurricanes as categories from one to five, with one being the weakest with light damage and five being the strongest with severe damage and very high winds.
- The Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale, also referred to as the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, is a classification used for some Western Hemisphere tropical cyclones that exceed the intensities of tropical depressions and tropical storms. The scale divides hurricanes into five categories distinguished by the intensities of their sustained winds. To be classified as a hurricane, a tropical cyclone must have maximum sustained winds of at least (; ). The highest classification in the scale, Category 5, is reserved for storms with winds exceeding (; ).
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| - The Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale, also referred to as the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, is a classification used for some Western Hemisphere tropical cyclones that exceed the intensities of tropical depressions and tropical storms. The scale divides hurricanes into five categories distinguished by the intensities of their sustained winds. To be classified as a hurricane, a tropical cyclone must have maximum sustained winds of at least (; ). The highest classification in the scale, Category 5, is reserved for storms with winds exceeding (; ). The classifications are intended primarily for use in measuring the potential damage and flooding a hurricane will cause upon landfall, although they have been criticized as being too simple. Officially, the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale is used only to describe hurricanes forming in the Atlantic Ocean and northern Pacific Ocean east of the International Date Line. Other areas use different scales to label these storms, which are called "cyclones" or "typhoons", depending on the area.
- The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale is the most widely used hurricane scale in the western hemisphere and is used to classify hurricanes according to their strength and the amount of damage they can cause. The scale ranks hurricanes as categories from one to five, with one being the weakest with light damage and five being the strongest with severe damage and very high winds.
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