Why there isn’t a Category 6 on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale
Hurricane Milton is becoming a Category 5 hurricane as it continues to intensify. Is it possible for it to reach Category 6?
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Tropical dictionary: Words to know as active hurricane season continues
Above: Hurricane Milton seen from the International Space Station (WGHP) – With Hurricane Milton in the Gulf of Mexico and ...
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Hurricane Milton tracker: 'Life-threatening' storm to remain major hurricane before Florida landfall, NHC says
Hurricane Milton remained a Category 5 storm in the Gulf of Mexico late Tuesday evening. It encountered some weakening but is ...
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Hurricane Francine lands in Louisiana, hitting New Orleans with wind and rain
The hurricane center briefly upgraded the storm from Category 1 to Category 2 on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale just before it made landfall. Even as a Category 1 storm, its very dangerous ...
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How do you measure a storm's impact on a community? The Saffir-Simpson Scale may be what first comes to mind, but there's ...
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Hurricane to hit US is reaching max limits as one of largest ever recorded with experts questioning if new category should be made
Hurricane Milton's wind speeds have reached well above the starting range of Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale's fifth ...
Here's how many Category 5 hurricanes have hit mainland U.S.
While multiple hurricanes that made landfall in the U.S. peaked at Category 5, only four storms on record have done so at ...
Are there category 6 hurricanes, have there been any in the history of the USA?
Currently the Saffir-Simpson scale, which is used to rank hurricane winds, only goes up to Category 5, but past storms could ...