Saffir-Simpson Scale
 
Scale Number 
(Category)		 Sustained
Winds (MPH)		 Damage Examples 
(States Affected)
1
74-95
Minimal
Florence 1988 (LA)
Charley 1986 (NC)

 
2
96-110
Moderate
Kate 1985 (FL Panhandle)
Bob 1991 (RI)

 
3
111-130
Extensive
Alicia 1983 (N TX)
Emily 1993 (NC Outer Banks)

 
4
131-155
Extreme
Opal 1995 (W FL, AL)
Hugo 1989 (SC)
5
> 155
Catastrophic
Camille 1969 (LA/MS)
Labor Day Hurricane 1935 (FL Keys)
Andrew 1992 (S FL)