Hurricane Harvey, which made landfall Aug. 25, 2017, as a Cat 4 storm would have been ranked as a Real Impact Cat 5 under AccuWeather’s scale because of the wind and forecast rainfall.

(WVUE) - "The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is a 1 to 5 rating based on a hurricane's sustained wind speed. This scale estimates potential property damage.

The WLOX First Alert Weather Team looks back at how Hurricane Katrina made it to South Mississippi, the records and its ...

That puts it in the strongest category of storms — Category 5 — according to the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale. Wind speeds had reached a whopping 175mph by the NHC’s next update at 2PM ET.

Hurricane categories: Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is a rating from one to five based only on a hurricane's maximum sustained wind speed. It does not ...

While this hurricane will not pose a threat to the mainland, on Saturday it became a Category 5 storm on the Saffir-Simpson Scale with lots of wind, rough seas, and, of course, rain.

Due to the number of hurricanes that have undergone rapid intensification, some researchers have discussed adding a Category 6 to the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.

The Saffir-Simpson Scale has always been flawed, and Hurricane Matthew demonstrates why.