Hurricanes are categorized into 5 levels according to the Saffir-Simpson scale, with the highest level corresponding to the strongest hurricane. Wind speeds are measured at a height of 10 meters above ground over a one-minute period.
Category 1 hurricanes cause only minor damage to homes.
- At Category 1, wind speeds range from 119-153 km/h, causing minor damage to homes.
- Category 2 hurricanes have wind speeds from 154-177 km/h.
- Category 3 hurricanes have wind speeds from 178-208 km/h, with the potential to cause severe damage.
- Wind speeds of Category 4 hurricanes range from 209-251 km/h.
- The final category is Category 5 hurricanes, with wind speeds exceeding 252 km/h. In Category 5 hurricanes, a large number of homes are completely destroyed.
- Typhoon No. 3 (Yagi) has just reached “hurricane” status: Intense images from satellite clouds, today will be its strongest day
- The most dangerous hurricanes in Vietnam
- Typhoon No. 3 (Yagi) has strengthened to level 15, potential to reach super typhoon status today
- Typhoon No. 3 (Yagi) has intensified into a super typhoon, when will it make landfall?
- Typhoon Yagi is accelerating, one of the strongest storms of 2024
- Tonight, super typhoon Yagi will enter the Gulf of Tonkin, causing heavy rain and thunderstorms
