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Saffir-simpson scale

Term · Insurance and risk management · MLC-T-INS-003010

A classification system that categorizes hurricanes based on their sustained wind speed, ranging from Category 1 to Category 5. This scale provides an estimate of potential property damage and storm surge that can be expected upon landfall. A Category 3 hurricane has sustained winds between 111 and 129 miles per hour.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-INS-003010
FieldInsurance and risk management
SubjectPersonal Lines
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-INS-003010",
  "term": "Saffir-simpson scale",
  "field": "Insurance and risk management",
  "definition": "A classification system that categorizes hurricanes based on their sustained wind speed, ranging from Category 1 to Category 5. This scale provides an estimate of potential property damage and storm surge that can be expected upon landfall. A Category 3 hurricane has sustained winds between 111 and 129 miles per hour.",
  "subject": "Personal Lines",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/insurance/saffir-simpson-scale/"
}

Record 3,091 of 3,748 in Insurance and risk management terminology (MLC-0106). Request the full dataset.