It usually takes several days to even a week for a tropical storm to grow into a powerful hurricane. But if conditions are ...

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 ...

El huracán John tocó tierra este lunes en el sur de México como tormenta de categoría 3 de 5 en la escala Saffir-Simpson, informó el Centro Nacional de Huracanes (NHC) de Estados Unidos.

El huracán John se fortaleció este lunes a categoría 3 de 5 en la escala Saffir-Simpson y se aproxima a la costa sur del Pacífico mexicano, informó el Centro Nacional de Huracanes (NHC) de Estados ...

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The storm was a Category 1 hurricane on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale. It was expected to strengthen into a Category 2 hurricane when it makes landfall on Wednesday night in south-central ...

The hurricane center briefly upgraded the storm from Category 1 to Category 2 on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale just before it made landfall. Even as a Category 1 storm, its very dangerous winds ...

The hurricane center briefly upgraded the storm from Category 1 to Category 2 on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale just before it made landfall. Even as a Category 1 storm, its very dangerous ...

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It brought 155-kilometre-per-hour (100-mile-per-hour) winds, making it a Category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson wind scale, which uses a rising 1 to 5 rating based on sustained wind strength.

Once those sustained winds reach 74 to 95 mph (119 to 153 km/h), that storm becomes a Category 1 hurricane. According to the Saffir-Simpson scale, here are the sustained winds linked to categories ...