What Does a Hurricane’s Category Tell Us?
The hurricane scale classifies storms based on wind speeds and predicts potential impacts, which can help people prepare for ...
Hurricane season: What is the Saffir-Simpson scale; how does it work; is there a Category 6?
The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale was developed in 1971 and unveiled to the public in 1973. Here’s a look at the system ...
'Uninhabitable for weeks or months': Why Helene's hurricane category matters
A hurricane's category describes potential wind damage but does not describe other deadly hurricane hazards such as storm ...
Hurricane safety: What are hurricane categories and what do they mean?
A hurricane is a rotating low-pressure weather system that converts the energy of warm air into winds and waves. Hurricanes ...
How big is Hurricane Helene? How are hurricane categories determined?
Hurricane Helene is already a large storm in the Gulf of Mexico, and it's expected to grow larger and stronger before making ...
National Hurricane Center tracking 2 systems: Tropical Storm Helene, tropical wave
Along with the expected hurricane in the Gulf, a disturbance in the eastern Atlantic is likely to become a tropical ...
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Is a Category 3 hurricane a major storm? What to know as Hurricane Helene strengthens
But what, exactly, does that mean? Here's what different hurricane categories mean and how they are measured. What are the categories for hurricanes? Saffir-Simpson wind scale used to rate ...