Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Saffir-Simpson_Hurricane_Wind_Scale
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf hurricane scale
gptkbp:category Category 5
Category 3
Category 4
Category 1
Category 2
gptkbp:category1WindSpeedMax 95 mph
gptkbp:category1WindSpeedMin 74 mph
gptkbp:category2WindSpeedMax 110 mph
gptkbp:category2WindSpeedMin 96 mph
gptkbp:category3WindSpeedMax 129 mph
gptkbp:category3WindSpeedMin 111 mph
gptkbp:category4WindSpeedMax 156 mph
gptkbp:category4WindSpeedMin 130 mph
gptkbp:category5WindSpeedMax higher
gptkbp:category5WindSpeedMin 157 mph
gptkbp:doesNotMeasure wind
flooding
rainfall
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale
gptkbp:introducedIn 1971
gptkbp:measures sustained wind speed
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Herbert_Saffir
gptkb:Robert_Simpson
gptkbp:region gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Eastern_Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:updated 2010
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:National_Hurricane_Center
gptkbp:usedFor emergency planning
public warnings
classifying hurricanes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Saffir-Simpson_scale
gptkb:Central_Pacific_Hurricane_Center
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6