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Hurricane categories are determined by a storm's maximum 1-minute sustained wind speed.
Category 1: 75-95 mph
Category 2: 96-110 mph
Category 3: 111-129 mph
Category 4: 130-156 mph
Category 5: 157 mph or greater.
There is no Category 6.
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How many categories are hurricanes classified based on current maximun wind speed?
There are 5 hurricane categories
Does Italy have hurricanes?
Italy does not have hurricanes. Hurricanes form over tropical waters.
What are the 7 categories of strength that a hurricanes fits into strength or wind speed?
Technically there are only five categories of hurricane strength. The other levels are for systems of less than hurricane strength. These categories are determined by sustained wind speed. Below hurricane strength Tropical Depression: 38 mph or less. Tropical Storm: 39-73 mph Hurricanes Category 1: 74-95 mph Category 2: 96-110 mph Category 3: 111-129 mph Category 4: 130-156 mph Category 5: 157 mph or greater.
What natural disaster is the most common in Florida?
Hurricanes, hurricanes, and more hurricanes!
Are there sirens for hurricanes?
Are there sirens for hurricanes?
How are the levels of hurricanes measured?
wind velocity
How many categories are hurricanes classified based on current maximun wind speed?
There are 5 hurricane categories
For what categories of hurricanes would evacuation be highly encouraged?
Categories 3-5 are the most dangerous and require immediate evacuation.
How many different categories of Hurricanes are there?
There are 5 categories from category 1 to category 5.There are 5 categories for hurricanes, 1-5 based on winds speeds and an additional 2 categories (tropical depression and tropical storm) for tropical cyclones below hurricane strength.
How many categories of hurricanes are classified in the saffir-simpson scale?
There are 5 categories of hurricane, with a category 1 being the weakest and a category 5 being the strongest.
What is Elias Lindholm's number on the Carolina Hurricanes?
Elias Lindholm is number 16 on the Carolina Hurricanes.
The statement that the motion of a hurricane is 20 kilomters per hour in a easterly direction is a description of the hurricanes?
Velocity.
What happen to velocity if the KE was 16 times greater?
The magnitude of the velocity was quadrupled.
When was The Velocity of Gary created?
The Velocity of Gary was created on 1999-07-16.
When was The Velocity of Gary released?
The Velocity of Gary was released on 07/16/1999.
What is a category five?
Category 5 is the strongest of the 5 categories of hurricanes. It means the storm has sustained winds of at least 156 mph.
What is the scientific name for hurricanes?
Tropical cyclone, though the term also applies to weaker categories: tropical depressions and tropical storms.
