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Hurricane Rafael made landfall in western Cuba Wednesday afternoon after it became a Category 3 hurricane earlier in the day.

Video: Simulation shows full scale of damage on a house from Category 4 storm as Hurricane Ian closes in on Florida The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is a 1 to 5 rating based only on a ...

A conversation popped up recently in one of our daily staff weather briefings: Should a Category 6 be added to the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, which currently tops out at Cat 5? The ...

Both storms were categorized as major hurricanes - that’s a Category 3 or higher. And those categories, they’re known as the Saffir-Simpson scale, likely saved many lives by warning of the potential ...

Hurricanes are rated according to intensity of sustained winds on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. The 1-5 scale estimates potential property damage. A Category 3 or higher is considered a ...

On Wednesday morning it was about 260 kilometres southeast of Havana and was packing winds of 99 mph (160 kph) making it a ...

The storm received the lowest ranking – category one – on the official hurricane categorisation, the Saffir-Simpson scale, due to its wind speeds of 75mph (120km/h). But storms that just clip ...

A Category 1 hurricane has sustained wind speeds between 74 mph and 95 mph, according to the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind ...

The family of missing mother of four Suzanne Clark Simpson is heavily connected in San Antonio. Both her husband and in-laws have operated as somewhat well-connected real estate moguls in the ...

Suzanne Clark Simpson, 51, a real estate agent and married mother of four, vanished from her Olmos Park home on the night of Oct. 6. State and local police continue their investigation into her ...

Editor’s note: This article has been updated with the most recent injury count from the Simpson County sheriff. SIMPSON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Three people have died and several others were ...