About Hurricanes

About Hurricanes

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The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale

The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale is a one-5 rating based on the hurricane’s present intensity. This is used to give an estimate of the likely home hurt.

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Category a single hurricane

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Winds 74-95 mph (64-82 kt or 119-153 km/hr). Storm surge usually four-five ft previously mentioned typical.

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No actual hurt to constructing structures. Damage mostly to unanchored cellular houses, shrubbery, and trees. Some harm to poorly created indications. Also, some coastal road flooding and minor pier harm.

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Hurricane Lili of 2002 manufactured landfall on the Louisiana coast as a Category One hurricane.

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Hurricane Gaston of 2004 was a Category 1 hurricane that produced landfall along the central South Carolina coast.

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Published by Andor Kovacs 2006-ten-26 07:53:57

Group two hurricane

Winds 96-110 mph (83-95 kt or 154-177 km/hr). Storm surge normally six-eight feet previously mentioned normal. Some roofing materials, doorway, and window hurt of structures. Substantial hurt to shrubbery and trees with some trees blown down.

Considerable injury to cellular properties, poorly made signs, and piers. Coastal and lower-lying escape routes flood 2-four several hours ahead of arrival of the hurricane middle. Small craft in unprotected anchorages break moorings.

Hurricane Frances of 2004 created landfall about the southern finish of Hutchinson Island, Florida as a Class Two hurricane.

Hurricane Isabel of 2003 produced landfall close to Drum Inlet on the Outer Banks of North Carolina as a Class two hurricane.

Published by Andor Kovacs 2006-10-26 07:53:57

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Category a few hurricane

Winds 111-130 mph (96-113 kt or 178-209 km/hr). Storm surge generally nine-12 ft earlier mentioned regular. Some structural hurt to tiny residences and utility buildings with a small volume of curtainwall failures.

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Harm to shrubbery and trees with foliage blown off trees and significant trees blown down. Cellular houses and badly made signs are destroyed. Reduced-lying escape routes are reduce by rising drinking water 3-five hours just before arrival of the center of the hurricane. Flooding in the vicinity of the coast destroys smaller sized structures with larger structures damaged by battering from floating debris.

Terrain constantly lower than five ft above suggest sea degree could be flooded inland 8 miles (thirteen km) or much more. Evacuation of low-lying residences with numerous blocks of the shoreline may possibly be essential.

Hurricanes Jeanne and Ivan of 2004 ended up Category A few hurricanes when they produced landfall in Florida and in Alabama, respectively.

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Written by Andor Kovacs 2006-10-26 07:53:57

Category 4 hurricane

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Winds 131-155 mph (114-135 kt or 210-249 km/hr). Storm surge generally thirteen-18 ft above typical. More extensive curtainwall failures with some full roof structure failures on modest residences. Shrubs, trees, and all indicators are blown down.

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Comprehensive destruction of cellular households. Considerable hurt to doors and windows. Low-lying escape routes could be lower by soaring drinking water three-five hours before arrival of the center of the hurricane. Significant injury to reduced floors of structures in the vicinity of the shore. Terrain decrease than ten ft previously mentioned sea level may possibly be flooded requiring massive evacuation of residential regions as far inland as 6 miles (ten km).

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Hurricane Charley of 2004 was a Class Four hurricane produced landfall in Charlotte County, Florida with winds of a hundred and fifty mph.

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Hurricane Dennis of 2005 struck the island of Cuba as a Class 4 hurricane.

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Published by Andor Kovacs 2006-10-26 07:53:57

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Class five hurricane

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Winds better than 155 mph (135 kt or 249 km/hr). Storm surge usually greater than eighteen ft previously mentioned typical. Total roof failure on many residences and industrial structures.

Some comprehensive developing failures with little utility properties blown more than or away. All shrubs, trees, and indications blown down. Complete destruction of mobile properties. Extreme and intensive window and doorway damage. Very low-lying escape routes are reduce by rising h2o 3-5 hrs prior to arrival of the middle of the hurricane. Key damage to lower floors of all structures found significantly less than 15 ft earlier mentioned sea level and inside 500 yards of the shoreline. Substantial evacuation of residential regions on very low ground inside 5-10 miles (eight-sixteen km) of the shoreline could be required.

Only three Class 5 Hurricanes have manufactured landfall in the United States considering that records commenced: The Labor Day Hurricane of 1935, Hurricane Camille (1969), and Hurricane Andrew in August, 1992. The 1935 Labor Day Hurricane struck the Florida Keys with a minimum stress of 892 mb–the lowest stress ever observed in the United States.

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Hurricane Camille struck the Mississippi Gulf Coast creating a 25-foot storm surge, which inundated Pass Christian. Hurricane Andrew of 1992 created landfall above southern Miami-Dade County, Florida leading to 26.5 billion bucks in losses–the costliest hurricane on document. In addition, Hurricane Gilbert of 1988 was a Class Five hurricane at peak intensity and is the strongest Atlantic tropical cyclone on document with a minimal pressure of 888 mb.