What is Category 2 Hurricane

A hurricane with winds 96-110 mph (83-95 kt or 154-177 km/hr). Storm surge generally 6-8 feet above normal.
Hurricane Katrina , a category 5 storm over the Gulf of Mexico, was still responsible for at least 81 billion dollars of property damage when it struck the U.S. Gulf Coast as a category 3.

[ Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale ]

Published on 01 Sep 2008 | General

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