What Does a Hurricane’s Category Tell Us?
The hurricane scale classifies storms based on wind speeds and predicts potential impacts, which can help people prepare for ...
Hurricane season: What is the Saffir-Simpson scale; how does it work; is there a Category 6?
The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale was developed in 1971 and unveiled to the public in 1973. Here’s a look at the system ...
‘Rapid intensification’ often happens as hurricanes near shore – what does that mean?
It usually takes several days to even a week for a tropical storm to grow into a powerful hurricane. But if conditions are ...
How big is Hurricane Helene? How are hurricane categories determined?
Hurricane Helene is already a large storm in the Gulf of Mexico, and it's expected to grow larger and stronger before making ...
'Uninhabitable for weeks or months': Why Helene's hurricane category matters
A hurricane's category describes potential wind damage but does not describe other deadly hurricane hazards such as storm ...
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TROPICAL UPDATE: Helene forecast to become a category 4 hurricane prior to landfall in Florida, Thursday evening.
Here are the names for the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season. Names are given to tropical cyclones (tropical storms and hurricanes). On May 23, NOAA released their forecast for the 2024 Atlantic ...
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Naming tropical cyclones
Tropical cyclones are dangerous storms that threaten lives, property and infrastructure. Our cyclone warning services help keep communities safe. Tropical cyclones are named to help with communication ...
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Tropical Cyclone Jasmine
These area of gales extended across the northwest Coral Sea. The low maintained an easterly track and gradually intensified to a tropical cyclone status on Saturday. The low was named Tropical Cyclone ...