A hurricane's category describes potential wind damage but does not describe other deadly hurricane hazards such as storm ...

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

(WAVY) — The Saffir-Simpson scale is for the two men who helped create ... They can still cause extensive damage. Below is an ...

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

As it approached Louisiana’s coastline, Tropical Storm Francine was threatening to grow into a Category 1 hurricane. That ...

Explore the debate over the need for a Category 6 hurricane classification in an era of escalating storm intensity.

The Saffir-Simpson scale is designed to warn those living ... “Hurricane Florence hitting South Carolina was a classic example of that in 2018,” Myers says of the difference in how they ...

According to the Saffir-Simpson scale, here are the sustained winds ... Live Science previously reported. For example, a storm that struck on Sept. 13, 1928, was dubbed Hurricane San Felipe ...

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

The governor said Wednesday that “time is running out” for Gulf Coast residents, particularly in North Florida’s Big Bend ...

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" ...