A Category 5 hurricane, the most severe on the scale, inflicts more than 400 times the damage of a Category 1 ... including Hurricane Rafael, felt wind increases so extreme that the speed boosted ...

The U.S. National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg South Carolina released the wind damage ... imagery.When the hurricane hit in late September, Helene caused extensive damage to trees ...

A Category 5 storm causes more than 400 times the damage of a minimal Category 1 hurricane, more than 140 ... the climate change factor goosed wind speed so much that the winds increased by ...