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Table 3
Saffir–Simpson scale for hurricane wind speeds and damage.
| Category | m/s | knots (kn) | mph | km/h | hPa* | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | ≥ 70 | ≥ 137 | ≥ 157 | ≥ 252 | < 925 | Catastrophic damage, many wooden homes will be destroyed, with total roof failure and wall collapse. Debris will block roads. Prolonged power outages. |
| 4 | 58–70 | 113–136 | 130–156 | 209–251 | 926–945 | Severe damage with loss of most of the roof structure and/or some exterior walls of wooden houses. Most trees will be uprooted. |
| 3 | 50–58 | 96–112 | 111–129 | 178–208 | 946–960 | Major damage or removal of roofs. Breaking and uprooting of many trees. Long lasting power outages. |
| 2 | 43–49 | 83–95 | 96–110 | 154–177 | 961–975 | Major roof damage. Uprooting of shallowly rooted trees. Risk of power loss. |
| 1 | 33–42 | 64–82 | 74–95 | 119–153 | 976–990 | Damages to roofs, breaking of large branches, uprooting of shallowly rooted trees. Extensive damage to power lines. |
Note: Category based on maximum sustained wind speed for 1 minute. *Klotzbach et al. (2020) proposed that minimum sea level air pressure is a more reliable indicator of normalized Hurricane damage than windspeed, because air pressure can be measured more easily and precisely.
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