SAFFIR SIMPSON SCALE The Saffir Simpson Scale
Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale: what is it, how is it used to rate hurricanes? The Saffir-Simpson scale is a wind scale used to categorize hurricanes. The wind scale only addresses wind speed; not all of the Historically, storm surge risk was indicated alongside the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale (SSHWS), and a lasting association remains among the general ...