'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 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 ...
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Category 1 Hurricanes Are Dangerous Despite The Rating
Even Category 1 hurricanes are capable of destructive winds, storm surge and rainfall flooding, as recent history has shown.
How Hurricanes Are Categorized on an Imperfect Scale
As it approached Louisiana’s coastline, Tropical Storm Francine was threatening to grow into a Category 1 hurricane. That ...
What is rapid intensification? Let's explain
Over 70% of the billion-dollar disasters from tropical cyclones in the U.S. were caused by storms that rapidly intensified.
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Hurricane Helene forms but will stay far from Texas. Here's where Helene is headed
Most intensity forecasts expect Helene to grow from a Category 1 to a Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale: ...
10/11 Weather Academy - Hurricanes, tropical systems, and the Saffir-Simpson scale
Bill Rentschler and Carmelo Lattuca go over what CAPE, CIN, and the cap are and whey they're important in severe weather ...
Tropical Depression Gordon Is Moving West Through the Atlantic
The Atlantic hurricane season has seen two new storms this week, after an extended lull. Gordon is not currently a threat to ...
UPSC Key | Typhoon Yagi, Standing Committee on Statistics, Competitive bidding and more
How are Typhoon Yagi and the Standing Committee on Statistics relevant to the UPSC Exam? What significance do topics like ...
Hurricane forecast to make landfall along US Gulf Coast this week
AccuWeather hurricane experts are continuing to monitor the likelihood of a tropical storm forming in either the northwestern Caribbean Sea or southern Gulf of Mexico next week. After that, the storm ...
Rapid intensification: How hurricanes gain strength and why it's so dangerous
As the Atlantic hurricane season kicks into high gear with Francine tracking toward Louisiana, AccuWeather meteorologists are deeply concerned about the possibility of numerous storms undergoing rapid ...
Francine unleashes flooding rainfall and knocks out power as it drives deeper into the South
Francine is spreading dangerous conditions across the South Thursday after it slammed into Louisiana with extreme rainfall, life-threatening flooding and destructive winds.