Scientists can use anemometers and Doppler radar to measure winds directly. It is also possible to estimate wind speeds with satellite imagery of cloud tops.
Scientists can use anemometers and Doppler radar to measure winds directly. It is also possible to estimate wind speeds with satellite imagery of cloud tops.
As a category 3 hurricane, Sandy produced wind speeds of 115 mph in eastern Cuba.
Hurricane Rita had peak sustained winds of 180 mph.
Ratings on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale are based on the maximum sustained wind speeds of a hurricane.
At peak intensity, Hurricane Rita had sustained winds of 180 mph.
Scientists can use anemometers and Doppler radar to measure winds directly. It is also possible to estimate wind speeds with satellite imagery of cloud tops.
Scientists can use anemometers and Doppler radar to measure winds directly. It is also possible to estimate wind speeds with satellite imagery of cloud tops.
Scientists can use anemometers and Doppler radar to measure winds directly. It is also possible to estimate wind speeds with satellite imagery of cloud tops.
As a category 3 hurricane, Sandy produced wind speeds of 115 mph in eastern Cuba.
The scale that hurricanes are measured on is called the Saffir- Simpson wind scale.
Hurricane Rita had peak sustained winds of 180 mph.
Hurricane Gilbert had peak winds of 185 mph.
A sustained wind speed of 103 mph would earn a hurricane a rating of category 2.
Hurricane Katia's winds peaked at 135 mph, making it a category 4 hurricane.
Ratings on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale are based on the maximum sustained wind speeds of a hurricane.
At peak intensity, Hurricane Rita had sustained winds of 180 mph.
The scale is based on wind speeds in the hurricane