SUN HERALD: Saffir-Simpson categories contribute to casualties Sep 25, 2008
The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale is lulling coastal residents into a fatally false sense of security. That's because the scale's five single-digit categories distort the danger of an approaching tropical weather system. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
IKE-WINDFARM Sep 13, 2008
A Category 5 hurricane, the most damaging category of the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, produces winds of 131 to 155 mph. By that point, the blades likely will not be rotating. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
As Hurricane Ike grows, Texas orders evacuations Sep 11, 2008
A Category 4 storm on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale packs sustained winds of at least 131 mph and storm surges 13 feet to 18 feet above normal. The state's coastal areas are home to the nation's largest collection of refineries and chemical plants. (Los Angeles Times)
Hurricane Gustav's Path And Development Sep 6, 2008
As it neared the west end of Cuba on 30 August (visible), Gustav was upgraded to a Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale with sustained winds near 195 km per hour. By 31 August Hurricane Gustav had entered the Gulf of Mexico with maximum sustained winds of more than 210 km per hour and made landfall in Louisiana on 1 September (visible) as a Category 2 hurricane with winds close to 177 km an hour. (Science Daily)
Nagin Orders Mandatory Evacuation of New Orleans as Gustav Approaches Aug 31, 2008
Data from an Air Force reconnaissance aircraft indicated that Gustav's maximum winds have increased to close to 145 mph, making the already-deadly storm an extremely hazardous Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale. Gustav could strengthen even further to a Category 5 hurricane just before or shortly after it passes over Cuba into the Gulf of Mexico, according to the National Hurricane Center. (Fox News)
Hurricane Hernan Strengthens to Category 3 Storm Aug 10, 2008
Storms are classified as hurricanes with winds of 74 mph or more, and are rated on the five-category Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale. Related. (Fox News)
Meet Doctor Neil Frank's 96-year-old mentor May 30, 2008
He's the man behind the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. Simpson still remembers Doc. (KHOU.com, TX)
Scientists forecast a storm from climate change Mar 19, 2008
In 2005 there were 15 storms classified as hurricanes, seven of which were considered 'major', or category 3 or more according to the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. Some scientists believe this escalation in intensity is down to global warming. (Yahoo News -- Climate Change)
Herbert Saffir, creator of hurricane intensity scale, dies at 90 Nov 24, 2007
The Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale of ranking storm intensity. The Saffir-Simpson scale of a hurricane's intensity is used to estimate the potential property damage and coastal flooding. (North County Times)
Felix: Second Cat 5 to threaten Belize! Sep 7, 2007
Rapid strengthening continued, and later that day the hurricane attained Category 4 status on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale with the pressure dropping to 957 mbar; this corresponded to a falling rate of 3. 4 mbar per hour, which the National Hurricane Center remarked as one of the more rapid deepening rates we have observed. (San Pedro Sun)
Tropical Depression Forms in Atlantic, Will Pick Up Speed in Caribbean Sep 1, 2007
A Category 1 hurricane, with winds of 74 to 95 miles per hour, is the lowest ranking on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale of one to five. Felix. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Hurricane Dean Tracked From Space Aug 22, 2007
At the time of image acquisition, Dean was a Category-4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, with wind approaching 250 km/h, i.e. close to becoming a Category-5 hurricane. The MERIS image is in Reduced Resolution mode with a spatial resolution of 1200 metres. (Science Daily)
Hurricane Dean weakens over Mexico Aug 22, 2007
Saffir-Simpson Hurricane scale. Category 1 - Winds 119-153kph Minor coastal flooding and structural damage. (Aljazeera.Net)
Mexico braces for 'catastrophic' Dean Aug 21, 2007
That makes Dean "a potentially catastrophic category five hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale," the Miami-based US National Weather Centre said. Since record keeping started in 1886, only 28 Atlantic hurricanes are known to have reached that intensity. (iAfrica.com)
Oil prices lower as Dean avoids US Aug 21, 2007
"The market is definitely focused on Hurricane Dean... Hurricane Dean is expected to reach category five today, but is unlikely to reach US oil platforms,'' said Societe Generale's commodities research team.The Miami-based US National Weather Center said Hurricane Dean is "a potentially catastrophic category five hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale. Dean is expected to slam Mexico's Carribbean coast early today and a US Navy reserve hurricane hunter plane that flew into the monstrous... (NEWS.com.au)
Hurricane Preparation, Survival And Recovery Aug 20, 2007
These tropical storms are classified by whats known as the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, with categories from 1, which cause minimal damage, to 5, where winds can exceed 155 miles per hour and destroy buildings, cut off major roads and flood homes as far as several hundred miles inland. Hurricane preparation is essential to keeping your family and home as safe as possible. (CBS New York, NY)
2007 Storm Tracker Atlantic Aug 19, 2007
Dean is an extremely dangerous category four hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale. Some fluctuations in intensity are likely during the next 24 hours. (CBS News)
Hurricane intensifies in Caribbean Aug 18, 2007
The NHC upgraded Dean to a category four hurricane, just below the maximum category five in the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. It is capable of significant damage and can require the massive evacuation of areas as far inland as 10 kilometres. (iAfrica.com)
Hurricane Guide for Mariners Aug 14, 2007
Hurricane Categories Storm intensity is classified with the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale (SSHS) according the strength of the hurricane winds. A Category 1 hurricane has the lowest wind speeds and a Category 5 is the strongest. (Suite101.com)
Experts Plan Rating System for El Nino Jul 14, 2007
The Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale is also used to assess damage after a hurricane, but it also is often cited as a storm approaches, using estimates based on wind speed to help people understand the imminent danger. The 1-to-5 rating scales for twisters and hurricanes seem to be well understood, so a similar idea seemed logical for ENSO.. (Newsday -- Health)
Next hurricane disaster could strike anywhere Jun 11, 2007
By The Associated Press June 11, 2007. Just because Katrina was the perfect storm a catastrophic combo of the wrong hurricane in the wrong place at the wrong time doesn't mean that history can't repeat itself, leaving another city obliterated by another tempest. (Vero Beach Press Journal)
Hurricane simulator to blow real houses down Jun 9, 2007
A duct reduces the space available for the air from the fans to flow through, pumping up the speeds to a potential 130 mph a Category-3 storm on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale ( was a Category-3 storm when it made landfall on the Gulf Coast). Water jets on the system can be used to simulate the unrelenting 35-inch-per-hour rainfalls that can inundate structures during a hurricane. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Lake Okeechobee, Jun 6, 2007
Palm Beach Post - News from The Associated Press. AP finds 5 vulnerable hurricane areas. (The Palm Beach Post)
Which city will be the next New Orleans? Jun 4, 2007
I look at the windows in some of the high rises, and I wonder if they're going to have trouble even in a Category 3 hurricane,'' says Saffir, the co-creator of the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale which rates the intensity of storms from Category 1 to 5. Imagining a worst-case scenario, Saffir sees downtown and beachfront buildings stripped of their facades and flooded on bottom floors, some of them with foundations compromised by pounding surf. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Huge Wind Machine To Simulate Category Three Hurricanes Jun 2, 2007
UF civil and coastal engineers plan to use the simulator to blast vacant homes with winds of up to 130 mph Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale and high-pressure water jets that mimic wind-driven torrential rain. The goal: to learn more about exactly how hurricanes damage homes, and how to modify them to best prevent that damage. (Science Daily)
The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale Jun 2, 2007
Published - June, 2, 2007. This is used to give an estimate of the potential property damage and flooding expected along the coast from a hurricane landfall. (Pensacola News Journal)
Experts identify five hurricane disaster scenarios Jun 1, 2007
I look at the windows in some of the high rises, and I wonder if they re going to have trouble even in a Category 3 hurricane, says Saffir, the co-creator of the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale which rates the intensity of storms from Category 1 to 5. Imagining a worst-case scenario, Saffir sees downtown and beachfront buildings stripped of their facades and flooded on bottom floors, some of them with foundations compromised by pounding surf. (Crystal River Citrus County Chronicle, FL)
AP pinpoints 5 vulnerable hurricane areas Jun 1, 2007
" --- MIAMI: America's playground risks another disaster By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press Writer MIAMI (AP) - Where tourists tanned in South Beach? Underwater. The pastel-colored facades of Art Deco buildings on Ocean Drive are battered. Downtown, several feet of water surround the Miami Heat's arena and new performing arts center. Along the coast, thousands of homes have been damaged or destroyed. That's what happens in Miami's doomsday scenario: a Category 5 hurricane moving northwest over... (The Advocate)
5 areas reported vulnerable to hurricanes Jun 1, 2007
AP Finds 5 Vulnerable Hurricane Areas. By The Associated Press. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
The next New Orleans: 5 vulnerable places Jun 1, 2007
"I look at the windows in some of the high rises, and I wonder if they're going to have trouble even in a Category 3 hurricane," says Saffir, the co-creator of the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale, which rates the intensity of storms from Category 1 to 5. (The Morning Star)
America's Next Top Thunderstorm: Apr 13, 2007
The Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale gets an explication, as do the Battle of Dunkirk, the dimples on a golf ball, and the social history of the umbrella. The dork appeal is limitless. (Slate)
Environments Resilient In The Face Of Hurricanes, But Questions Remain Jan 15, 2007
The international Estuarine Research Federation (ERF) has announced the publication of a special issue of its scientific journal, Estuaries and Coasts, focused on environmental impacts of hurricanes in coastal areas. Estuaries and Coasts is a bimonthly scientific journal dedicated to dissemination of research about ecosystems at the land-sea interface. (Science Daily)
