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

Once those sustained winds reach 74 to 95 mph (119 to 153 km/h), that storm becomes a Category 1 hurricane. According to the Saffir-Simpson scale, here are the sustained winds linked to categories ...

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

At least two people were killed after Hurricane John made landfall in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero Governor Evelyn Salgado said on Tuesday ...

The hurricane swirling through the Caribbean at a speed of around 35 km/h could bring maximum winds ... 5 hurricane is the highest level on the Saffir-Simpson scale, which ranks hurricanes ...

A hurricane is categorized on the Saffir-Simpson scale based on its maximum wind speed, which is a loose correlation to how much damage the hurricane will cause if it makes landfall. For tropical ...

Hurricane Francine, a Category 2 storm, made landfall Wednesday evening along the southeastern US state of Louisiana, ...

Slight weakening is forecast over the next 24 hours The worst part of the storm, with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph (195 km/h), passed ... 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale -- did ...

It hit as a Category 4 status on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, which goes up to five. By 21:00 (03:00 GMT), the NHC said Lidia was blowing maximum sustained winds of 105 mph (165 km/h ...

Francine set to become Category 2 hurricane, with warnings of ‘life-threatening’ conditions as it nears Louisiana.

That made it equivalent to a Category 1 hurricane on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale. It’s the strongest storm to hit ...

Asteroid 2024 OR1, a 110-foot space rock traveling at 30,381 km/h, is set to pass close to Earth on August 6, 2024. Part of the Apollo group, it was detected by NASA’s Center for Near-Earth ...