The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is a 1 to 5 rating based on a hurricane ... They can still cause extensive damage.

The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale was developed in 1971 and unveiled to the public in 1973. Here’s a look at the system ...

The Saffir-Simpson ... a hurricane by category, it is a rating, Cat.1 to 5, as designated by the scale. It was developed in 1971 by civil engineer Herbert Saffir, and Robert Simpson, who was ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Hurricane categories are measured by the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale ... and categories 1 and 2 are not to be taken lightly, it's when we reach Category 3 that a ...

Over 70% of the billion-dollar disasters from tropical cyclones in the U.S. were caused by storms that rapidly intensified.

Ahead of Hurricane Helene's landfall, forecasters are predicting it will hit Florida as a Category 3 hurricane. Here's what ...

Most intensity forecasts expect Helene to grow from a Category 1 to a Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale: ...

As we hit the peak of hurricane season the term "rapid intensification" is heard more and more, but what does it mean?

This would make it a Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Scale of Hurricane Intensity. Thanks in part to unusually warm seawater in the Gulf of Mexico, Francine could even undergo what ...

As the Category 1 storm approaches land ... "We hope it gets people to stop fixating on less reliable tools like the Saffir-Simpson Scale. There are more accurate ways to convey actual wind ...

A major hurricane is poised to make landfall in the United States later this week •Helene will likely be the name given to the brewing storm •This will be "a large storm with life-threatening impacts" ...