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

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

Hurricane John, a compact but powerful storm, came ashore on Mexico’s Pacific coast — pushing a dangerous surge in front of ...

Hurricane John on Monday slammed into Mexico's southern Pacific coast as a major Category 3 storm, bringing warnings for ...

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.

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 ...

At least two people died after Hurricane John slammed into Mexico's southern Pacific coast overnight, authorities reported ...

Hurricane Helene is expected to strengthen to a Category 4 storm ahead of landfall Thursday along Florida's Big Bend coast.

Another storm system is taking aim at Florida, this time possibly at the Panhandle or Big Bend area, with storm<a ...

Thousands of residents on Wednesday began evacuating parts of coastal Florida as the US state braces for Hurricane Helene, ...

Helene is expected to make landfall on Florida's Big Bend this evening as a major category 4 hurricane, bringing the risk of ...