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Category Wind Speed (mph) Damage at Landfall Storm Surge (feet) 1 74-95 Minimal4-5 2 96-110 Moderate 6-8 3 111-130 Extensive 9-12 4 131-155 Extreme 13-185 Over 155 Catastrophic 19+. Minimal would be a 1 step hurricane, a moderate would be a 2 step hurricane, an extensive would be a 3 step hurricane,an extreme would be a 4 step hurricane, and a catastrophic is a 5 step hurricane. You need to see how strong the wind is blowing.
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∙ 9y agoNamed for Huracan, the Carib god of evil, the hurricane is an amazing yet destructive natural phenomenon that occurs about 40 to 50 times worldwide each year. Approximately 90% of all hurricane deaths can be attributed to the storm surge, the dome of water created by the low pressure center of a hurricane. This storm surge quickly floods low-lying coastal areas with anywhere from 3 feet (one meter) for a category one storm to over 19 feet (6 meters) of storm surge for a category five storm. Hundreds of thousands of deaths in countries such as Bangladesh have been caused by the storm surge of cyclones. The strong, at least 74 mph or 119 km/hr, winds of a hurricane can cause widespread destruction far inland of coastal areas, destroying homes, buildings, and infrastructure. Hurricanes are huge tropical storms and dump many inches of rain over a widespread area in a short period of time. This water can engorge rivers and streams, causing hurricane-induced flooding.
The strength of a hurricane is measured by one minutes sustained winds in mph or in knots. These winds fall into the range of one of the 5 categories on the Saffir-Simpson scale.
Category 1: 74-95 mph (64-82 knots)
Category 2: 96-110 mph (83-95 knots)
Category 3: 111-130 mph (96-113 knots)
Category 4: 131-155 mph (114-135 knots)
Category 5: 156+ mph (136+ knots)
Sustained winds in hurricanes have been recorded as high as 190 mph (165 knots).
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∙ 6y agoHurricanes are measured by the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale.
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∙ 12y agoA hurricane is measured in a damage scale from 1-20 1 being strong enough to knock over a small tree and 20 being able to destroy a hole city.
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∙ 12y agoa hurricane is measured so that meterolgest can approximate the amount of damage that would be done so they would be able to prepare for it
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∙ 12y agowith barometers but on a larger scale
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∙ 11y agoCategory 5
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What do hurricane hunters drop into hurricanes to measure wind temperature and pressure?
They use dropsondes.
Saffir-Simpson Scale is used to measure the strength of which type of storm?
Hurricane strength.
What do scientists use to measure hurricane?
Wind speed is the determining factor for the Saffir-Simpson rating (Category 1-5). This can be measure with an anemometer or estimated based on satellite imagery. Another measure of intensity is barometric pressure, which is measure with a barometer.
All categorys and names of all F5 hurricanes?
F5 is not a category used to rate hurricanes, only tornadoes. Category 5 is the strongest category used to rate hurricanes. Atlantic hurricanes. Records of older hurricanes may be incomplete The "Cuba" hurricane of 1924 The "Labor Day" hurricane of 1935 Hurricane Dog 1950 Hurricane Easy 1951 Hurricane Janet 1955 Hurricane Cleo 1958 Hurricane Donna 1960 Hurricane Ethel 1960 Hurricane Carla 1961 Hurricane Hattie 1961 Hurricane Beulah 1967 Hurricane Camille 1969 Hurricane Edith 1971 Hurricane Anita 1977 Hurricane David 1979 Hurricane Allen 1980 Hurricane Gilbert 1988 Hurricane Hugo 1989 Hurricane Andrew 1992 Hurricane Mitch 1998 Hurricane Isabel 2003 Hurricane Ivan 2004 Hurricane Emily Hurricane Katrina 2005 Hurricane Rita 2005 Hurricane Wilma 2005 Hurricane Dean 2007 Hurricane Felix 2007 Pacific Category 5 Hurricanes Hurricane Patsy 1959 Unnamed Hurricane 1959 Hurricane Ava 1976 Hurricane Emilia 1994 Hurricane Gilma 1994 Hurricane John 1994 Hurricane Guillermo 1997 Hurricane Linda 1997 Hurricane Elida 2002 Hurricane Hernan 2002 Hurricane Kenna 2002 Hurricane Ioke 2006 Hurricane Rick 2009 Hurricane Celia 2010
What type of tropical storm with winds 119km per hour or more?
Such a storm is called a hurricane.
Scientists use fujita scale to measure hurricane intensity.?
scientists use fajita scale to measure hurricane intensity
What did hurricane Irene measure on saffir- Simpson scale?
Hurricane Irene was a category 3 hurricane. It had weakened to a category 1 by the time it hit the U.S. though.
What instrument measures the wind of hurricanes?
Meteorologist observe the hurricane in a close distance with it. Maybe in the future there will be a tool which can measure the speed of the hurricane. :)
Did Scientiise us fujita scails to measure hurricane imtenstiy?
yes
What do hurricane hunters drop into hurricanes to measure wind temperature and pressure?
They use dropsondes.
Saffir-Simpson Scale is used to measure the strength of which type of storm?
Hurricane strength.
What is the name of the scale used to rank hurricane and measure their damage potential?
The Saffir-Simpson scale.
How many miles from a hurricane's center are tropical storm force winds?
That is highly variable and is in fact a measure of the hurricane's size. The radius of tropical storm force winds in a hurricane can be less than 100 miles, to more than 600 miles.
What do scientists use to measure hurricane?
Wind speed is the determining factor for the Saffir-Simpson rating (Category 1-5). This can be measure with an anemometer or estimated based on satellite imagery. Another measure of intensity is barometric pressure, which is measure with a barometer.
Is Hurricane Sandy the strongest on record?
No, Hurricane Sandy is not the strongest hurricane on record. While it was a powerful storm that caused significant damage, there have been other hurricanes that have had higher wind speeds and caused greater destruction. The 1935 Labor Day hurricane and Hurricane Allen in 1980 are examples of storms that were more intense than Sandy.
How much did hurricane sandy measure on the Beaufort scale?
Like all hurricanes, it was a 12 on the Beaufort Scale. That is as high as the scale goes.
Is a saffir-simpson scale used to measure the strength and the magnitude of an earthquke?
No. The Saffir-Simpson scale is used to rate hurricane strength. Earthquakes are measure on the Moment Magnitude scale (formerly the Richter scale).
