How do you pronounce Saffir-Simpson scale?

The scale was developed in 1971 by civil engineer Herbert Saffir and meteorologist Bob Simpson.

The Saffir-Simpson Scale rates hurricanes from category 1 to category 5 bases on wind speed. Category 1: 74-95 mph Category 2: 96-110 mph Category 3: 111-130 mph Category 4: 131-155 mph Category 5:...

It is named for its creators: civil engineer Herbert Saffir and meteorologist Robert Simpson. Saffir was the one who first came up with the wind scale and presented it to Simpson, then head of the...

The scale is based on wind speeds in the hurricane

Both scales measure the intensity of rotating storms (the F or Fujita scale rates tornadoes while the Saffir-Simpson scale is used for hurricanes). Both scales have corresponding wind ranges for each...