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

That's storm surge. It's more deadly and destructive than wind and can make a significant impact far from the center of a ...

Florida is bracing for “unsurvivable” storm surge from Hurricane Helene, a Category 4 storm. In the afternoon, Helene was ...

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

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

And in the case of Hurricane Helene, predicted storm surge could be devastating in the coastal areas of the state's Big Bend, ...

However, AccuWeather meteorologists forecast the hurricane to continue to rapidly intensify, gaining at least 35 mph in wind ...

AccuWeather’s most recent forecast said the hardest-hit areas of Florida could see storm surges of two stories high when ...

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 ...

It was developed in 1971 by civil engineer Herbert Saffir and meteorologist Robert Simpson and introduced to the public in 1973, according to the NWS. According to NOAA, the scale does not take into ...