New hurricane scale to have more details | StAugustine.com

The scale was changed to alleviate confusion over storm surge and flooding predictions that didn’t match what actually happened as a hurricane made landfall, said Chris Landsea, science operations officer at the National Hurricane Center and leader of the team that made …. Hurricane Ivan (2004) is an example of a hurricane that brought Category 3 winds and impacts to coastal portions of Gulf Shores, Alabama with Category 2 conditions experienced elsewhere in this city. …

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