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Hurricane Rafael made landfall in western Cuba Wednesday afternoon after it became a Category 3 hurricane earlier in the day.

Video: Simulation shows full scale of damage on a house from Category 4 storm as Hurricane Ian closes in on Florida The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is a 1 to 5 rating based only on a ...

Even without a landfall in Florida, the state is still expected to feel some impacts from Rafael, starting as early as today.

A tropical storm warning was in effect for the Cuban provinces of Villa Clara, Cienfuegos, Sancti Spiritus and Ciego de Avila ...

A conversation popped up recently in one of our daily staff weather briefings: Should a Category 6 be added to the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, which currently tops out at Cat 5? The ...

Both storms were categorized as major hurricanes - that’s a Category 3 or higher. And those categories, they’re known as the Saffir-Simpson scale, likely saved many lives by warning of the potential ...

Danielle Banks, a meteorologist with The Weather Channel, said experts initially ... A storm reaches hurricane status on the Saffir-Simpson scale once maximum sustained winds reach 74 mph.

A Category 1 hurricane has sustained wind speeds between 74 mph and 95 mph, according to the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind ...

The storm received the lowest ranking – category one – on the official hurricane categorisation, the Saffir-Simpson scale, due to its wind speeds of 75mph (120km/h). But storms that just clip ...

ARTEMISA, Cuba - Cuban authorities said they had begun restoring power to the eastern half of the island on Thursday, a day ...

Tropical Storm Rafael is expected to strengthen and reach near "major hurricane strength" when it makes landfall in western ...