is there anything beyond the fifth one?
Yes, there is a proposition of introducing Category 6.
Saffir–Simpson scale
After the series of powerful storm systems of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, as well as after Hurricane Patricia, a few newspaper columnists and scientists brought up the suggestion of introducing Category 6,
when was the last time a hurricane hit tampa bay area 1921. what kind of storm is it? A tropical storm. which area did it hit? Cuba and Florida. what damage did it cause? About $10 million in damage. what was its speed? Winds of 140 mph (220 km/h). was this measured on any instrument? Yes, the Saffir–Simpson scale. who developed this scale? Herbert Saffir and Robert Simpson. is it divided into any category? Yes, 5 categories. what is the first one? Category 1 storms usually cause no significant structural damage to most well-constructed permanent structures. and the fifth one? This category of storms cause complete roof failure on many residences and industrial buildings, and some complete building failures with small utility buildings blown over or away.
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Saffir–Simpson scale [SEP] Proposed extensions beyond Category 5
Occasionally, suggestions of using even higher wind speeds as the cutoff have been made. In a newspaper article published in November 2018, NOAA research scientist Jim Kossin said that the potential for more intense hurricanes was increasing as the climate warmed, and suggested that Category 6 would begin at , with a further hypothetical Category 7 beginning at . According to Robert Simpson, there are no reasons for a Category 6 on the Saffir–Simpson Scale because it is designed to measure the potential damage of a hurricane to human-made structures. Simpson stated that "... when you get up into winds in excess of you have enough damage if that extreme wind sustains itself for as much as six seconds on a building it's going to cause rupturing damages that are serious no matter how well it's engineered." Nonetheless, the counties of Broward and Miami-Dade in Florida have building codes that require that critical infrastructure buildings be able to withstand Category 5 winds.