HURRICANE RICK Oct 19, 2009
Its maximum sustained winds had slipped to 145 mph (230 kmh) by the time it was downgraded from category five -- the most powerful on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale -- to category four. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said additional weakening is forecast during the next two days but Rick still is expected to be a dangerous hurricane as it approaches Baja California. (AlertNet)
Hurricane Rick weakens to Category 4 storm Oct 19, 2009
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Katrina stamps out memories of terrible storm Ivan Sep 15, 2009
It strengthened and weakened in pulses, reaching Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale three times with winds of 155 mph or higher. "It was a Category 5 storm not once but three times ... and Category 5 storms are very rare," Dennis Feltgen, a spokesman with the National Hurricane Center in Miami, said Monday. (Anchorage Daily News)
Storm Story: Year later Sep 2, 2009
As Hurricane Gustav approached South Louisiana, its winds measured 110 mph, classifying the storm as a strong Category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. Measurement equipment failed prior to recording peak wind speed and low pressure, with final measurements of 54 mph sustained winds and 76 mph gusts prior to the storm s passage through Iberia Parish, according to the National Weather Service. (New Iberia, LA)
NASA Eyes Category 4 Hurricane Felicia And A Stubborn Enrique Aug 8, 2009
On August 6 at 5 a.m. EDT, powerful Felicia is still a category four hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale. She's far out to sea, about 1,480 miles west-southwest of the southern tip of Baja California near 15. (Science Daily)
Hurricane forecasters try to end confusion Jun 1, 2009
Also for this year, the center has revised the legendary Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, which has defined hurricane categories for more than 35 years. References to storm surge and inland flooding were removed because hurricane experts concluded the size and strength of surges in recent storms did not correlate with assigned categories on the scale. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Hurricane categories to drop storm surges May 16, 2009
Hurricane specialist Richard Pasch said the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, to be renamed the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, was set up in the early 1970s to measure the intensities of maximum sustained winds in hurricanes. Factors such as surges were added later. (CNN -- US)
