Harvey will probably make landfall as a ‘major’ hurricane. Here’s what that means.

You often hear the term "major hurricane", and may be confused that storms like Ike (2008) and Sandy (2012) were not major hurricanes at landfall.  A brief explanation is on the Capital Water Gang blog:

Harvey will probably make landfall as a ‘major’ hurricane. Here’s what that means.

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