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

Over the next few days, rain will continue in the capital, which could become heavy and intense in some areas.

Before then, it could strengthen to a devastating Category 4 hurricane on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale as it crosses ...

Hurricane Helene pushed deeper into the Gulf of Mexico as the system tracked toward Florida, where it’s forecast to make ...

An increasingly powerful hurricane threatening "catastrophic," dangerous storm surges and flooding was forecast to smash into ...

Helene is almost a major hurricane with additional strengthening forecast before landfall in the Florida Big Bend region.

Even though Hurricane Helene, a Category 2 storm on the Saffir-Simpson scale, is moving away from the Cuban coast, heavy rain ...

Maximum sustained winds have increased to 85 miles (137 kilometers) per hour with higher gusts ... as an intensely powerful Category 4 hurricane, on the five-level Saffir-Simpson scale, potentially ...

Hurricane Helene is intensifying quickly as it crosses from the Caribbean Sea into extremely warm waters in the Gulf of ...

In recent hours, a number of daring tourists or perhaps inebriated youngsters have not been deterred by the worsening weather ...

Hurricane Helene is rapidly strengthening in the Gulf of Mexico, with forecasters saying it could reach Category 4 status ...