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How are hurricanes categorised?
Hurricane Isaias made landfall as a Category 2 storm. The Saffir-Simpson scale ranks hurricanes from 1 to 5 based solely on their sustained wind speeds. Category 2 means winds between 96-110 mph. This scale doesn't account for other destructive factors like rainfall, storm surge, or the resulting power outages and deaths.
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