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Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale to be renamed

Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 6:58 pm
by weathernms
The National Hurricane Center will rename the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.

The hurricane scale was originally set up in the early 1970's to measure the intensities of the maximum sustained winds in hurricanes.

Read why:
http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-5181-Jackson-Weather-Examiner~y2009m5d17-SaffirSimpson-Hurricane-Scale-to-be-renamed-the-SaffirSimpson-Hurricane-Wind-Scale

Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 8:18 pm
by RL3AO
Already a thread on it in Talking Tropics.

http://www.storm2k.org/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=105303