"The Saffir-Simpson Scale tells you peak wind (associated with a tropical storm or hurricane) but it may not be that over your community. It doesn't allow you to evaluate the risk to yourself.

But so far, it’s been hard to switch because Americans, everyone knows that Saffir-Simpson scale. Everyone understands hurricane Category 1 through 5. SCHMITZ: You know, this brings up a bigger ...

The amount of tropical activity varies from year to year depending on various atmospheric conditions. The intensity of Hurricanes is rated by the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, which assigns ...

Record-breaking Cyclone Freddy, will make its second landfall in Mozambique on Sunday morning as an "intense tropical cyclone". [AP Photo] Record-breaking Cyclone Freddy made its second landfall ...

A hurricane is a tropical cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 74 mph or higher that typically registers as a Category 1 or 2 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. A Category 1 storm has ...

AND WE’LL HAVE OUR BEST CHANCE OF SOME IMPACT RAINS JUST A LITT After making landfall in Cuba Sunday as a hurricane, Oscar is now a remnant tropical storm.As of the 2 p.m. advisory from the ...