Saffir-Simpson scale
A rating scale used by hurricane forecasters based on the hurricane's present
intensity. The hurricane’s wind speed is the determining factor in the scale,
with category five having the highest and most damaging wind speed and category
one having the lowest and least damaging wind speed. This scale provides an
indicator of the potential property damage and flooding expected along the coast
from a hurricane landfall.
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