9 Days Away from Hurricane Season... How are Hurricanes Measured?

Added: 2026-05-25

[00:00:00]9 days away from hurricane season and today we're going to bust a major myth about hurricane categories. And that is they're based on wind speed only and does not take into account other impacts [music] and is measured from the Saffir-Simpson scale where they start as a tropical depression at 39 mph or less, >> [music] >> upgraded to a tropical storm at 39 to 73 mph and becomes a hurricane at 74 mph [music] or greater. But regardless of its intensity, it also depends on its size which can bring greater impacts with a larger category one storm than a smaller category [music] three storm.

[00:00:39]So take your phone and film a video through every room in your house, document your belongings and your roof for insurance baseline proof before the season starts. Follow for more.