"This storm is expected to make landfall Wednesday morning as a Category 1 or possibly a Category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale in western Cuba," AccuWeather Meteorologist ...

confirming its ranking on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale. The current Atlantic hurricane season has produced 17 storms, three more than average.

A Category 3 storm, which is classified as a major hurricane, has winds of 111 to 129 mph, under the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Rafael is expected to move across the southern Gulf over ...

"The Saffir-Simpson Scale doesn't allow you to understand what ... The old cone is an institution, Rhome said. "It's an evolution to turn people to the new approach, without adding more confusion.

The Saffir-Simpson Scale rates hurricanes on winds. The new proposed scale being devloped by Jennifer Collins. professor in the School of Geosciences at the University of South Florida includes ...

There are more accurate ways to convey actual wind impacts in your community and at your home. "The Saffir-Simpson Scale doesn't allow you to understand what the actual impact may be where you live," ...

"The Saffir-Simpson Scale doesn't allow you to understand what the actual impact may be where you live," Rhome said. "The Saffir-Simpson Scale tells you peak wind (associated with a tropical storm ...

per hour, according to the latest advisory from the nation’s weather bureau Tuesday. That makes the storm equivalent to a Category 1 hurricane on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale.

The Electric Union will interrupt the electric service in the territories affected by Hurricane Rafael starting today, to ...

A report on Facebook by Juventud Técnica magazine highlighted the effects of this Category 3 hurricane, as measured on the Saffir-Simpson scale, which ranges up to 5. The storm hit approximately three ...

For the last few weeks, TheTravel has extensively covered breaking news about numerous hurricanes forming in the Gulf of ...