How Hurricanes Are Rated

Name: How Hurricanes Are Rated
Uploaded: 2021-05-26T14:33:30.000Z
Channel: The Weather Channel
Description: The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is a 1 to 5 rating based on a hurricane's sustained wind speed. Meteorologist Danielle Banks breaks down the kind of...

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September 8, 2023

Updated: September 8, 2023, 11:19 am EDTPublished: May 26, 2021, 10:33 am EDT

The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is a 1 to 5 rating based on a hurricane's sustained wind speed. Meteorologist Danielle Banks breaks down the kind of damage that can happen in each category.