Which of the following is true concerning the Saffir-Simpson scale except

A) category 3–5 storms are considered major hurricanes.
B) Hurricane Katrina was a category 5 hurricane.
C) a tropical storm becomes a hurricane when winds exceed 119 km/hr (74 mi/hr).
D) a category 5 hurricane produces more than five times the damage of a category 1 hurricane.


B) Hurricane Katrina was a category 5 hurricane.

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