Bob Nekaro Weather Center

After the Cardozo Windstorm Center and Douglas Hurricane Center dissolved in late September 2015, a new hurricane center called the Bob Nekaro Hurricane Center was founded, led by Bob Nekaro. It has then established its own hurricane intensity scale.

Foundation
On September 29, the Douglas Hurricane Center filed for bankruptcy. Just hours later, the Cardozo Windstorm Center did as well. With Hurricane Joaquin brewing and more hurricanes likely to form in the future, there was a demand for new Hurricane Centers. On October 1, Bob Nekaro founded the Bob Nekaro Hurricane Center and shortly afterward announced its own hurricane scale.

Nekaro Tropical Cyclone Scale
Unlike the Saffir-Simpson scale, which is based on wind speed, the Nekaro Tropical Cyclone scale is based off the storm's barometric pressure in millibars. A closed circulation is also required to earn a name, just like the NHC. On this scale, for example, Hurricane Sandy of 2012 was a Class 6 Intense Tropical Cyclone on the Nekaro Scale, but a Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson Scale. This scale provides a generally more accurate measure of a storm's intensity but does not account for winds.

Tropical Disturbance - >1012 mbar

Tropical Depression - 1006-1012 mbar

Tropical Storm - 991-1005 mbar

Class 1 Weak Tropical Cyclone - 981-990 mbar

Class 2 Weak Tropical Cyclone - 971-980 mbar

Class 3 Moderate Tropical Cyclone - 961-970 mbar

Class 4 Moderate Tropical Cyclone - 951-960 mbar

Class 5 Intense Tropical Cyclone - 941-950 mbar

Class 6 Intense Tropical Cyclone - 931-940 mbar

Class 7 Intense Tropical Cyclone - 916-930 mbar

Class 8 Catastrophic Tropical Cyclone - 901-915 mbar

Class 9 Catastrophic Tropical Cyclone - 890-900 mbar

Class 10 Catastrophic Tropical Cyclone - <890 mbar