At peak intensity Katrina was a category 5 hurricane with 175 mph winds.
Like all Atlantic hurricanes, Hurricane Katrina was rated on the Saffir-Simpson scale. It was a category 5. The Richter scale rates earthquakes, not hurricanes.
winds during landfall of 125 mph (110 kts) (a strong category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale)
Winds reached 175 mph, meaning that Andrew was a Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson Scale.
In places the storm surge of Hurricane Katrina reached a height of 28 feet.
Hurricane Sandy was a Category 3 hurricane before making landfall. When Sandy made landfall in New Jersey, the intensity was similar to a Category 1.
It had a Category 3 rating on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale.
Hurricane Katrina was a category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale. The F scale is only used for tornadoes, not hurricanes.
Like all Atlantic hurricanes, Hurricane Katrina was rated on the Saffir-Simpson scale. It was a category 5. The Richter scale rates earthquakes, not hurricanes.
winds during landfall of 125 mph (110 kts) (a strong category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale)
The Saffir Simpson Scale.
Hurricane Tomas was a category 2.
A "major hurricane" is a hurricane rated as a 3-5 on the Saffir-Simpson scaleor, in other words, has sustained winds of at least 111 mph.The Saffir-Simpson scale goes from category 1 to category 5.See Web Links for more information on the Saffir-Simpson scale
A hurricane must be at least a category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale to be considered a major hurricane.
Winds reached 175 mph, meaning that Andrew was a Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson Scale.
In places the storm surge of Hurricane Katrina reached a height of 28 feet.
Hurricane Irene was a category 3 hurricane. It had weakened to a category 1 by the time it hit the U.S. though.
Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale categizes hurricanes as Category One to Five.