saffir–simpson scale

Hurricane Melissa is now a Category 5 storm

Melissa now a category 3 hurricane on Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale, US forecaster says

Melissa is now a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale, the U.S. Hurricane Center said on Saturday. The hurricane was located about 280 miles (450 km) from Port-au-Prince, Haiti,

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FIRST ALERT: Category 5 hurricane Melissa bring devestating impacts to Jamaica, Cuba

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Jamaica braces for direct hit from Cat. 5 Melissa

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Melissa a Category 4 Hurricane as Jamaica Braces for Impact

Melissa is now a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale, the U.S. Hurricane Center said on Saturday.

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‘Communities Will Not Survive’: Jamaica Prepares For Worst Ever Storm As Melissa Intensifies to Category 5

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Melissa strengthens to a Category 5 hurricane and is forecast to make landfall in Jamaica

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As the Atlantic Ocean warms, climate change is fueling Hurricane Melissa's ferocity

The warming of the world’s oceans caused by climate change helped double Hurricane Melissa’s wind speed in less than 24 hours over the weekend, climate scientists said Monday.

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Hurricane Melissa slams the Caribbean. See the floods and impact on residents in photos

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Melissa Strengthens To A Category 5 Hurricane As It Nears Jamaica

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Some scientists say it’s time to rethink how we measure hurricanes. Here's why

A Georgia Tech researcher says we may need more tools to measure the full impacts of strong hurricanes like Melissa.

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What The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale Means, And What It Doesn't

From grocery stores to neighborhoods, a hurricane's category might be among the most discussed aspects of a threatening storm. Those categories are based on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, which is one tool for assessing the intensity of a ...

Forbes

Is It Time For A New Hurricane Scale? A Florida Expert Thinks So

For the last few years, I have opined about the inadequacy of the Saffir — Simpson scale for conveying the full impacts of hurricanes. Harvey (2017), Milton (2024) and Helene (2024) are examples of hurricanes that altered landscapes and entire regions ...

Sun Sentinel

Hurricane season 2025: What is the Saffir-Simpson intensity scale?

Tropical systems tracked by the National Hurricane Center will be classified as depressions, tropical storms and hurricanes based on their intensity. The NHC will label a system a tropical depression when it has sustained winds below 38 mph but shows the ...

Yahoo

Rethinking the storm: New hurricane scale could better warn communities

The hurricane severity scale used today only measures wind, not storm surge or rainfall. USF professor Jennifer Collins helped develop a new system called the Tropical Cyclone Severity Scale. Researchers hope it will give the public more insight to better ...

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MELISSA EXPECTED TO BRING CATASTROPHIC AND LIFE-THREATENING WINDS, FLOODING, AND STORM SU

MELISSA EXPECTED TO BRING CATASTROPHIC AND LIFE-THREATENING WINDS, FLOODING, AND STORM SURGE TO JAMAICA LATER TONIGHT AND ON TUESDAY... Melissa expected to begin to to turn north overnight into Tuesday.

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Powerful Hurricane Melissa Poses a Real Danger to Eastern Cuba

Hurricane Melissa is a Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a maximum of 5, with maximum sustained winds of 220 kilometers per hour and higher gusts.