THE HURRICANE CATEGORY SCALE
As storms pick up wind speeds, they increase from tropical depressions to hurricanes. In increasing order, the categories are:
Tropical depression: around 38mph
Tropical storm: 39-73mph
Category 1: 74-95mph
Category 2: 96-110mph
Category 3: 111-129mph
Category 4: 130-156mph
Category 5: 157mph and over
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