Saffir-Simpson scale News

Co-Developer of Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale Dies

Bob Simpson, a meteorologist who co-developed the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale which estimates potential property damage, has died. Peg Simpson, his daughter, says Bob Simpson died early Friday at his home in Washington. He was 102. Bob Simpson began his …

NOAA Warns On Storm Surge

In case Superstorm Sandy did not convince risk experts that hurricane categories are not useful predictors of potential storm surge levels, a NOAA executive hammered home the point at a recent insurance conference. “We recently have stopped attaching storm surge …