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The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale

The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane wind Scale Updated May 2021 The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane wind Scale is a 1 to 5 categorization based on the Hurricane 's intensity at the indicated time. The Scale originally developed by wind engineer Herb saffir and meteorologist Bob Simpson has been an excellent tool for alerting the public about the possible impacts of various intensity hurricanes1. The Scale provides examples of the type of damage and impacts in the United States associated with winds of the indicated intensity. In general, damage rises by about a factor of four for every category increase2. The maximum sustained surface wind speed (peak 1-minute wind at the standard meteorological observation height of 10 m [33 ft] over unobstructed exposure) associated with the cyclone is the determining factor in the Scale .

Storm surge was also quantified by category in the earliest published versions of the ... and A. G. Davenport, 1998 in Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics. 4 P. J. Vickery and colleagues, 2009 in Journal of Applied Meteorology and ... Potable water could become scarce as filtration systems begin to fail. Hurricane Frances ...

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