Here is the Saffir Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale currently in use: Cat 1: 74-95 mph. Very dangerous winds with some damage to roofs and siding. Shallow rooted trees may topple, Power outages likely.

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 ...

But so far, it’s been hard to switch because Americans, everyone knows that Saffir-Simpson scale. Everyone understands hurricane Category 1 through 5. SCHMITZ: You know, this brings up a bigger ...

Click the image above to visit the ... The intensity of Hurricanes is rated by the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, which assigns each storm a rating of 1-5 based on its wind speed.

The Cuban Institute of Meteorology's Forecast Center (INSMET) issued Tropical Cyclone Alert No. 8 early Wednesday, announcing ...

Historically, it’s rare for a storm to exceed 200mph—but early research suggests it might not be so uncommon in the near future.

The Atlantic hurricane season begins on June 1 and runs through ... hurricanes a year. On the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, a major hurricane means a Category 3 or higher.

The Forecast Center of the Institute of Meteorology (INSMET) has issued a warning in its latest bulletin that Tropical Storm ...

As global temperatures continue to increase, making storms more intense, some researchers say that the Saffir-Simpson scale ... categories run from 1 to 5, with Category 5 hurricanes having ...

If it keeps going, would Category ... the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, developed in 1971 by civil engineer Herbert Saffir and meteorologist Robert Homer Simpson, is a rating of 1 to ...

Hurricane Milton has rapidly intensified over the southern Gulf of Mexico. The hurricane is likely to strengthen further as it moves toward Florida.