What does the category of the hurricane tell you?

Anonymous

∙ 15y ago

Updated: 8/18/2019

The category of a hurricane is determined by wind speeds.

A category 1 hurricane has winds of 74-95 mph.

A category 2 : 96-110 mph.

A category 3 : 111-130 mph

A category 4 : 131-155 mph

A category 5: over 155 mph.

Wiki User

∙ 15y ago

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How can you tell the category of a hurricane?

Wind Speed.

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