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,

Scientific American · 8h

With Melissa, 2025 Becomes Only the Second Season with More Than Two Category 5 Hurricanes

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Hurricane Melissa: Where and when will it make landfall in Jamaica?

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Hurricane Melissa UPDATES: Foreign Office statement as Brits face deadly storm

Hurricane Melissa could be the strongest storm to ever hit Jamaica when it makes landfall on Tuesday morning.

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Hurricane Melissa is now the strongest storm on the planet this year

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Hurricane Melissa strengthens into Category 4, threatening catastrophic flooding in Jamaica, Haiti

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Hurricane Melissa’s Wind Speeds Doubled in Less Than a Day

Researchers have found that storms that rapidly intensify are associated with a disproportionate amount of damage and deaths, especially if the intensification happens close to shore.

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Jamaica braces as rapidly intensifying Hurricane Melissa creeps toward island

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

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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.

Fox Weather on MSN

Hurricane Melissa is the third Category 5 hurricane this season, a first in 20 years

With Hurricane Melissa's rapid intensification, the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season has produced three Category 5 hurricanes, which hasn't happened in a single season for 20 years.

AOL

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 ...

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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.

Cuba Headlines

What Will Happen to Flights to Cuba? Airlines Make Decisions as Hurricane Melissa Hits the Caribbean

As Hurricane Melissa barrels through the Caribbean, having reached a formidable Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale this past Sunday, October