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 ...

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

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

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" ...

"There is the potential that this storm could further strengthen into a major hurricane, which is a Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale with ... latitude 18.1 North, longitude ...

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

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

Hurricane Helene continued to intensify on Thursday afternoon, strengthening into a Category 3 storm, hours before the ...

The last time a Category 4 storm made landfall in the United States was Hurricane Ian, which came ashore along the southwest Florida coast in September 2022. It caused 150 deaths in the state, most ...