Name: Hurricane Categories Explained
Uploaded: 2020-06-18T12:15:44.000Z
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 23, 2022

Updated: September 23, 2022, 12:19 pm EDTPublished: June 18, 2020, 8:15 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.