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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

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