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Hurricane Erin remains ‘large and dangerous major hurricane’: NHC

Hurricane Erin remains a Category 4 as life-threatening surf and rip currents are likely across the U.S. eastern seaboard ...

Erin a catastrophic Category 5 hurricane. Is there a Category 6 hurricane?

Hurricane Erin raced from a Category 1 to a Category 5 storm. If Erin keeps ramping up, is there a Category 6?

Here's what the hurricane categories mean

If a storm is a Category 3, 4 or 5, it is deemed a "major" hurricane due to the potential for "significant loss of life and ...
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Should a Category 6 be added to the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane scale?

In a study, Michael Wehner, PhD, and the Berkeley Lab found that the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale fails to tell the full story of higher wind speeds. "The strongest storms are getting stronger.
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Hurricane Erin increases to Category 4 as small swells are detected offshore

Some fluctuations in intensity are expected over the next couple of days due to inner-core structural changes.

Is it time to rethink how we measure potential hurricane threats?

The longstanding hurricane rating system, the Saffir-Simpson Scale, only takes into account sustained wind speeds and not the ...
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What The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale Means, And What It ... - AOL

Let's break it down. Big Picture -What It Measures: As the name implies, the current version is strictly a wind scale that rates a hurricane's sustained winds (not gusts) from Category 1 through 5.