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

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

Far to the east, Florida's Big Bend — where Hurricane Helene is expected to come ashore — never even felt tropical storm ...

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

Hurricane Helene in 1958 didn't touch Florida and never made landfall, but it would have been a Category 4 storm if it formed ...

But what, exactly, does that mean? Here's what different hurricane categories mean and how they are measured. What are the categories for hurricanes? Saffir-Simpson wind scale used to rate hurricane ...

A hurricane is a rotating low-pressure weather system that converts the energy of warm air into winds and waves. Hurricanes ...

While tropical storms and categories 1 and 2 are not to be taken lightly, it's when we reach Category 3 that a storm reaches ...

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

When it is upgraded to a tropical storm with sustained ... of Category 3 strength (111-129 mph) on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. However, it could reach Category 4 status at some ...

"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 ...