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

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

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

All this talk about Hurricane Helene can be confusing. What is the difference between a tropical storm and a hurricane?

Both hurricanes Katrina and Rita, during the historic 2005 season, rapidly intensified before releasing devastating damage to ...

Hurricane Helene forecast to be one of the largest to strike Florida, threatens ‘unsurvivable’ storm surge: Live - Hurricane ...

AccuWeather's RealImpact scale factors include storm surge, flooding rainfall, economic impacts, population affected, and damaging winds. The Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale only rates a hurricane ...

AccuWeather's RealImpact scale factors include storm surge, flooding rainfall, economic impacts, population affected, and damaging winds. The Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale only rates a hurricane ...

Helene is expected to make landfall in the Florida Big Bend region Thursday night before moving inland at a fast pace across ...

“High risk” events are pretty rare and account for much of recorded flood damage, so take the flood threat ... or just shy of Category 3 status on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, which as ...

"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 maximum sustained winds of 111-129 ...

Fast-moving Hurricane Helene was advancing Thursday across the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida, threatening an “unsurvivable” ...