2007-01-31 08:16:33 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
Winds have to be 74 miles per hour or greater.
If you would like to see the full Staffir-Simpson scale, visit the site on NOAA
http://hurricanes.noaa.gov/prepare/categories2.htm
2007-01-31 08:20:50 · answer #1 · answered by adreed 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
74 miles per hour is category 1 hurricane, and anything over 155 mph winds for a hurricane is a category 5
2007-01-31 16:22:28 · answer #2 · answered by V H B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it has to be between 150 -200 or higher scientists have proved this with a mph gun to a hurricane with Hurricane kantrins man it was cool , but the people who died was sad!
2007-01-31 16:21:56 · answer #3 · answered by Noah M 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
74/75 Mph.
Here's a chart
http://www.friesian.com/wind.htm
2007-01-31 16:20:07 · answer #4 · answered by MOM KNOWS EVERYTHING 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it has to be 75mph
2007-01-31 17:20:39 · answer #5 · answered by kirby w 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋