AN UNBIASED VIEW OF SAFFIR SIMPSON SCALE

Effect: Devastating damage will happen. Very well-developed framed homes may perhaps incur key damage or elimination of roof decking and gable ends. A lot of trees will be snapped or uprooted, blocking many roadways. Electricity and water will be unavailable for several days to months after the storm passes., researchers counsel that the developi

Over the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, A significant hurricane usually means a Category 3 or bigger. The scale involves 5 categories determined by the storm's sustained wind speeds. Furthermore, it estimates possible damage to residence, ranging from "some damage" to "catastrophic." "It is nerve-racking," Cielenski advised CBS News Miami.