Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale
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Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale
Hurricane Idalia intensified early Wednesday as it hurtled towards northwest Florida, threatening "catastrophic" impacts including a dangerous storm surge, with officials forecasting it will slam the coast within hours as an extreme and historic Category 4 storm.
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