Someone asked earlier if there will ever be a Category 6 level on the Saffir-Simpson scale.

The answer is: probably not.

It’s been proposed a number of times in the past but the reality is only a small number of Hurricanes ever reach Category 5 and of those even fewer become strong enough to approach a level that would be a realistic threshold for a Category 6.

One analysis I read said that only seven of the hurricanes ever recorded would be reclassified as a Category 6 if the new level was officially added.

Storms just don’t get that powerful…yet. Who knows how things will be 10, 20 years from now and beyond.