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Weather Discussion => Hazardous Weather => Hurricane Central => Topic started by: toxictwister00 on August 28, 2011, 09:52:15 AM

Title: Should the Saffir-Simpson Scale Be Revised or Eliminated?
Post by: toxictwister00 on August 28, 2011, 09:52:15 AM

I'm curious to know what you all think of this. Hurricane Irene has proven that among Ike and Katrina, it doesn't matter what category a hurricane is, if you're dealing with a large hurricane that can be as intense as it was with a storm surge and pressure equaling a Category 2/3 which Dr. Rick Knabb alluded to numerous times before, during, and after Irene came in. So do you think the categories of hurricanes should be removed, or we should revise the categories to find a way to incorporate the amount of storm surge that's determined by the size/pressure of the hurricane?

Title: Re: Should the Saffir-Simpson Scale Be Revised or Eliminated?
Post by: phw115wvwx on August 28, 2011, 11:31:29 AM

That issue has already been resolved last year by NHC and NOAA.  It's now called the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale to show that the categories are completely determined by wind alone.  Everyone now realizes that storm surge, pressure, and other factors are not so dependent on the wind as shown by previous hurricanes.

Title: Re: Should the Saffir-Simpson Scale Be Revised or Eliminated?
Post by: twcclassics on August 28, 2011, 03:50:09 PM

Keep it the way it is.