There are five categories of hurricanes that make up the Saffir-Simpson Wind Scale. They are Category 1, Category 2, Category 3, Category 4 and Category 5. The most dangerous part of a hurricane ...
Maximum sustained winds were around 150 mph as it hit ... making it one of only 15 Category 4 or 5 hurricanes on record to hit the state. Its rating could understate how much destruction the ...
To answer these fundamental questions, they turn to data from places like University of Miami's Sustain Laboratory, where a $15 million machine can mimic the conditions of a Category 5 hurricane.