What is considered a "major hurricane"?

The peak of the hurricane season is almost upon us in the US and that means these storms are likely to appear in the coming weeks.

According to the National Weather Service, Hurricane Idalia is expected to strengthen into an "extremely dangerous major hurricane."

But what is a major hurricane and why does it matter? According to the National Hurricane Center, a hurricane is considered "major" when sustained winds within the storm reach 111 mph or more.

This corresponds to a Category 3 or higher storm on the Saffir Simpson Hurricane Scale, which has ratings of up to 5.

A Category 3 storm has sustained winds between 111 mph and 129 mph.

Sipas NHC, stuhitë e kësaj fuqie mund të shkaktojnë dëme të mëdha dhe pemët mund të “këputen”. “Shtëpitë e ndërtuara mirë me korniza mund të pësojnë dëmtime të mëdha ose heqjen e tavaneve të çatisë dhe skajeve të kapakut. Shumë pemë do të këputen ose shkulen, duke bllokuar shumë rrugë,” tha NHC.

Energjia elektrike dhe uji do të jenë të padisponueshme për disa ditë deri në javë pasi të kalojë stuhia.

Uraganët e mëdhenj gjithashtu kanë potencial për humbje të konsiderueshme të jetës, tha NWS. NHC tha se ndërsa stuhitë e kategorisë 3 mund të shkaktojnë “dëme shkatërruese”, Kategoritë 4 dhe 5 mund të rezultojnë në “dëme katastrofike”.

Në skajin e poshtëm të shkallës, stuhitë e kategorisë 1 mund të shkaktojnë “disa dëme”, ndërsa stuhitë e kategorisë 2 mund të shkaktojnë “dëme të mëdha”.

Hurricane Idalia is currently forecast to make landfall along Florida's northwest Gulf Coast sometime Wednesday as a Category 3 hurricane, according to the NHC.

Some famous Category 3 storms in the past 20 years include Hurricane Irene from 2011 and Hurricane Sandy from 2012. However, when Superstorm Sandy made landfall, it was a Category 1 extratropical cyclone.

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