The hurricane scale classifies storms based on wind speeds and predicts potential impacts, which can help people prepare for ...

Florida is bracing for “unsurvivable” storm surge as Hurricane Helene is expected to strengthen into a Category 4 storm ...

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

It usually takes several days to even a week for a tropical storm to grow into a powerful hurricane. But if conditions are ...

DeSantis cautions against people going outside to inspect damage immediately after the storm passes, as it likely will still ...

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

Extensive damage to power lines and poles likely will result in ... Any hurricane with wind speeds greater than 157 mph is a Category 5 storm. The Saffir-Simpson scale's co-creator, Robert Simpson, ...

10/11 Meteorologists Carmelo Lattuca and Bill Rentschler dive into hail and how it forms in 10/11's Weather Academy. 10/11's Bill Rentschler and Carmelo Lattuca go over what CAPE, CIN, and the cap ...

The hurricane center briefly upgraded the storm from Category 1 to Category 2 on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale just before it made landfall. Even as a Category 1 storm, its very dangerous winds ...

Even as a Category 1 storm, its very dangerous winds are capable of producing damage, and the whole of the Gulf Coast in Louisiana and Mississippi was under a warning for storm surge that the ...

Hurricane Francine has come ashore in southern Louisiana, threatening New Orleans and the wider Gulf Coast with powerful winds, rain and a storm surge that led to evacuation orders for thousands ...

The hurricane center upgraded the storm from Category 1 previously on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale. It classifies a Category 2 hurricane as producing extremely dangerous winds that will cause ...