Which scale rates hurricanes from Category 1 to Category 5 based only on maximum sustained wind speed?
Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale
The answer was Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Here's the why, the decoys, and the source trail.
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The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale rates hurricanes from Category 1 to Category 5 based only on maximum sustained wind speed.
This answer is checked against National Hurricane Center: Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.
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- Richter scale - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
- Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale - correct answer.
- Enhanced Fujita Scale - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
- Beaufort scale - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is the one to remember. The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale rates hurricanes from Category 1 to Category 5 based only on maximum sustained wind speed. The National Hurricane Center notes that the scale does not account for storm surge, rainfall flooding, or tornadoes.
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Sources: National Hurricane Center