I'm conflicted on this.

Lax building codes in hurricane prone areas shouldn't exist after Hurricane Andrew in 1992 [0].

And then there was the Trump sharpie incident. [1]

Wind speed is the best metric (that's not corruptible by humans yet) that describes how dangerous a storm is.

[0]: https://www.npr.org/2024/10/15/nx-s1-5151844/tougher-buildin...

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Dorian%E2%80%93Alaba...