Terra
(Storm Tracker)
Mon Jul 11 2005 08:34 PM
Re: Saffir Simpson scale question

Each number in parenthesis represents how many miles per hour of wind speed is represented by each category... Wouldn't it make more sense if each were the same rather than completely different?


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