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Herbert Saffir
NWS Director Jack Kelly presents Herbert Saffir (on right) with a framed poster of Hurricane Andrew depicting the Saffir–Simpson scale
Born(1917-03-29)March 29, 1917
Brooklyn, New York City, United States
DiedNovember 21, 2007(2007-11-21) (aged 90)
Miami, Florida
EducationGeorgia Institute of Technology
Known forSaffir–Simpson scale
Scientific career
FieldsCivil engineering

Herbert Seymour Saffir (29 March 1917 – 21 November 2007) (/ˈsæfər/ [1]) was an American civil engineer who co-developed (with meteorologist Robert Simpson) the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale for measuring the intensity of hurricanes. As recently as 2005 Saffir was the principal of Saffir Engineering[2] in Coral Gables, Florida. He also published articles on designing buildings for high wind resistance.[3]

  1. ^ "Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale". American English Dictionary. Collins. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  2. ^ Looking at the Damage – McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
  3. ^ Google Scholar search for H Saffir

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Georgia Tech

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the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-15. "Interview with Herbert B. Keller". Oral History Project. California Institute of Technology Archives...

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1919 Florida Keys hurricane

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by sustained wind speed. The hurricane scale was created in 1969 by Herbert Saffir and Bob Simpson. The National Hurricane Center classifies hurricanes...

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hurricane-force winds to California. The tables list hurricanes by category on the Saffir–Simpson scale, based on winds that occurred in each state. As of 2022, a...

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1928 Okeechobee hurricane

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later, the storm strengthened and became a Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale. Still moving westward, the system reached...

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1972 Atlantic hurricane season

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Hurricane Hugo

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List of Category 3 Atlantic hurricanes

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August 10, 1976. p. 2.  – via Newspapers.com (subscription required) Herbert J. Thompson (August 1976). "General Summary Of National Flood Events"....

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