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,

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FIRST ALERT: Category 5 hurricane Melissa bring devestating impacts to Jamaica, Cuba

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3 maps showing Hurricane Melissa’s track, timing, wind speeds, and rainfall

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Paramount to cut 1,000 jobs in first round of layoffs: source

Hurricane Melissa began lashing Jamaica with violent gusts on Monday (October 27) as the U.S. National Hurricane Center upgraded it to a Category 5 storm packing sustained winds of 165 mph, the larges...

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‘Communities Will Not Survive’: Jamaica Prepares For Worst Ever Storm As Melissa Intensifies to Category 5

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Melissa turns into major hurricane before Jamaica landfall

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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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As the Atlantic Ocean warms, climate change is fueling Hurricane Melissa's ferocity

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Hurricane Melissa is now a rare Category 5 storm as it closes in on a historic, catastrophic landfall in Jamaica

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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.

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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 ...

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MELISSA EXPECTED TO BRING CATASTROPHIC AND LIFE-THREATENING WINDS, FLOODING, AND STORM SU

MELISSA EXPECTED TO BRING CATASTROPHIC AND LIFE-THREATENING WINDS, FLOODING, AND STORM SURGE TO JAMAICA LATER TONIGHT AND ON TUESDAY... Melissa expected to begin to to turn north overnight into Tuesday.

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Hurricane Melissa live: 'As extreme as it gets' - storm closing in on Jamaica overtakes Katrina in intensity

Hurricane Melissa, the most powerful storm of 2025, is heading towards Jamaica, where it is expected to cause death and destruction. Follow live.

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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 ...

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 ...

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Rethinking the storm: New hurricane scale could better warn communities

The hurricane severity scale used today only measures wind, not storm surge or rainfall. USF professor Jennifer Collins helped develop a new system called the Tropical Cyclone Severity Scale. Researchers hope it will give the public more insight to better ...

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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.