Why Hurricane Categories Make a Difference(360P)

Transcript

00:00When it comes to hurricanes, each one's impacts are a little bit different, but the wind speeds

00:08that we talk about along the Saffir-Simpson scale, those are very specific.

00:12And the damage caused in those categories, kind of predictable.

00:15So let me show you.

00:16Let's start off with a Category 1 storm.

00:19And the damage here, not too bad.

00:21A couple of shingles fall off, you can have some palm fronds bending in the wind, but

00:25everything basically remains intact.

00:28Category 2, that's where you really start to feel it.

00:31Look at the windows of the house.

00:33They can be hit from debris from the outside and already start breaking.

00:36In a Category 2, your trees are significantly bent over in the wind, and the siding of the

00:42house itself can break, flapping there in the wind, adding to those eerie noises inside.

00:49Category 3, I've heard only a Category 3, but it's not only anything except really bad

00:54news.

00:55In a Category 3, you can have the door of the house blown in because the winds get so

01:00strong.

01:01You can have the roof of the house start to flap up and down in the wind because it can

01:05lift off those weak points.

01:07And a lot of those trees start to fall.

01:10Category 4, the damage is even worse.

01:12You get most trees falling, most of your windows breaking, most of your shingles fly away.

01:18And then Category 5 is as high as the Category scale goes.

01:21By Category 5, no shingles remain anywhere nearby.

01:25The holes in the roof get so big that the walls of the house start to fall because they're

01:29not attached to anything anymore.

01:31There won't be any trees up in the neighborhood.

01:34That's just catastrophic damage.

01:35But again, that's just from the wind, and there are other impacts from hurricanes, and

01:40they all vary through the season.

01:42So stick with the Weather Channel to keep you safe when tropics head towards your neck

01:45of the woods.