>It already does. There's no problem with the system, for people that understand what it is meant to describe. Rainfall isn't a part of that. I wasn't necessar

>It already does. There's no problem with the system, for people that understand what it is meant to describe. Rainfall isn't a part of that. I wasn't necessarily saying there was a problem with the system. However, when these terms/systems are used in the primary means of communicating dangers to the public (mass media: tv, radio, web) then they are doing a disservice. For a layman, the only difference between a cat 4 and a cat 5 hurricane is that the cat 5 is worse. Yet, for different areas, the category doesn't actually speak of the dangers. And, you risk people thinking "oh, I was in a category 4 before" and not realizing the potential of a 'lower' storm depending on the conditions. I think the recent flooding in NY from the remnants of Hurricane Ida speak to that.