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From Category 1 to hurricane Category 5 - Here's what you need to know about the Saffir-Simpson Wind Scale
wind speed, storm surge and damage potential. There are five categories of hurricanes that make up the Saffir-Simpson Wind Scale. They are Category 1, Category 2, Category 3, Category 4 and ...
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Hurricane Beryl was nearly a Category 2 storm at landfall in SE Texas, according to new report
We all knew Hurricane Beryl was strong, but now there's new information showing just how intense the storm was. After each hurricane season, the National Hurricane Center debriefs all the storms from ...
Beryl roared into upper Texas Gulf Coast 3 mph shy of being Category 2, new report finds
The National Hurricane Center released its final report on Hurricane Beryl and discovered winds just 3 miles per hour shy of Category 2 status.
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Some people are saying Hurricane Patricia could be a Category 7 storm - here's what that means
Category 2 hurricanes have wind speeds of 96-110 mph ... Hurricane Patricia currently has a sustained maximum wind speed of 190 mph, and is barreling toward Mexico's Pacific Coast.
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Here's the amount of damage hurricanes of different strengths could cause the US
National Weather Service's Hurricane Sandy page. Category 3 storms have wind speeds of 111-130 mph. But with Sandy, the storm surge did some of the worst damage. It reached nearly 8 feet in parts ...