The Journey of Flight.pdf - Valkyrie Cadet

Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Damage Potential Scale
Intensity Category Wind Speed Expected Damage
1 (Minimal) 74-95 mph Limited to trees, shrubs, unanchored mobile homes
2 (Moderate) 96-110 mph Small trees blown down; minor damage to windows, doors
and roofs of buildings; major damage to mobile homes
3 (Extensive) 111-130 mph Foliage torn from trees, some trees blown down; some dam
age to roofing, windows and doors; some structural damage
to small buildings, mobile homes destroyed
4 (Extreme) 131-155 mph Large trees blown down, extensive damage to roofs, windows
and doors; mobile homes demolished
5 (Catastrophic) 156+ mph Considerable damage to roofs, extensive shattering of win
dows, widespread structural damage to all kinds of buildings
ment and development of cyclonic areas in the tropics, and can issue warnings to endangered areas.
The conditions that cause hurricanes last longer than those causing tornadoes; therefore, hurricane
development is easier to predict. Although satellites have made the prediction of hurricane paths much
Cross-sectional Drawing of a Hurricane
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