Which of the following is true concerning the Saffir-Simpson scale except
A)category 3-5 storms are considered major hurricanes.
B)Hurricane Katrina was a category 5 hurricane.
C)a tropical storm becomes a hurricane when winds exceed 119 km/hr (74 mi/hr).
D)a category 5 hurricane produces more than five times the damage of a category 1 hurricane.

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Hurricane Katrina was a category 5 hurricane at its peak over the Gulf of Mexico, but it weakened to a category 3 hurricane by the time it made its landfall along the Gulf Coast.

Which of the Following Is True Concerning the Saffir-Simpson Scale