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title: Why Hurricane Categories Make a Difference — HIGH T3CH
url: https://hight3ch.com/why-hurricane-categories-make-a-difference/
date: 2016-10-08
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# Why Hurricane Categories Make a Difference

During a hurricane you usually hear meteorologists refer to its intensity by categories. If you don’t know the difference between a category 1 and a category 5 hurricane, The Weather Channel meteorologist Mark Elliot breaks it down for you.