What is catagory 5 in a hurricane situation.?

Question

Does it mean level 5 like the strength level. If you dont know could you answer this?

What was the strength of hurricane katrina?

Answer 1

The categories of a hurricane are determined by the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. The category generally increases with the strength of the storm and runs from Cat. 1 (weakest) to Cat. 5 (strongest).

Here is how NOAA and this scale define a category 5 hurricane:
"Winds greater than 155 mph (135 kt or 249 km/hr). Storm surge generally greater than 18 ft above normal. Complete roof failure on many residences and industrial buildings. Some complete building failures with small utility buildings blown over or away. All shrubs, trees, and signs blown down. Complete destruction of mobile homes. Severe and extensive window and door damage. Low-lying escape routes are cut by rising water 3-5 hours before arrival of the center of the hurricane. Major damage to lower floors of all structures located less than 15 ft above sea level and within 500 yards of the shoreline. Massive evacuation of residential areas on low ground within 5-10 miles (8-16 km) of the shoreline may be required."

Hurricane Katrina was a Cat. 5 at one point with sustained winds at 175 MPH. It hit New Orleans as a Cat. 3 storm, though.

Answer 2

Category 5 is 175 MPH or more winds.

Meteorologists say that Katrina was a category 3 coming in, but it had a storm surge characteristic of a category 5.

I don't believe that it was really a category 3 when it came in. I was there during the storm. Our garage door flew open and my dad had to pull it back down before wind got under the roof (which could blow the roof off). He got blown down while trying to get out there. Tell me that's cat. 3!

Answer 3

Catagory 3

Answer 4

Hi and good day ^^

let's see, there are 5 categories for hurricane strength. You can visit http://geography.about.com/od/lists/a/hurrcategories.htm
and you can see for yourself. But let me describe what a category 5 hurricane is.

wind speeds above 155mph
catastraphic damage category
below pressure leve of 920mb
and storm surges higher than 18feet

and your second question, yes, Hurrican Katrina was a categorry 5 hurricane.

Answer 5

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