per hour, according to an advisory from the Philippines’ weather agency. That makes it the equivalent of a Category 1 hurricane on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale.

confirming its ranking on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale. The current Atlantic hurricane season has produced 17 storms, three more than average.

Rafael is a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Some fluctuations in intensity are possible today. By tonight, a steady weakening trend is forecast and should continue ...

A Category 3 storm, which is classified as a major hurricane, has winds of 111 to 129 mph, under the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Rafael is expected to move across the southern Gulf over ...

The Saffir-Simpson Scale rates hurricanes on winds. The new proposed scale being devloped by Jennifer Collins. professor in the School of Geosciences at the University of South Florida includes ...

"The Saffir-Simpson Scale doesn't allow you to understand what ... The old cone is an institution, Rhome said. "It's an evolution to turn people to the new approach, without adding more confusion.

There are more accurate ways to convey actual wind impacts in your community and at your home. "The Saffir-Simpson Scale doesn't allow you to understand what the actual impact may be where you live," ...

"The Saffir-Simpson Scale doesn't allow you to understand what the actual impact may be where you live," Rhome said. "The Saffir-Simpson Scale tells you peak wind (associated with a tropical storm ...

Kristy reached the top rung of the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale as a very powerful Category 5 hurricane on Thursday before rapidly weakening over the open waters of the Eastern Pacific ...

(NOAA/GOES-East) Earlier this year, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences published a study that looked at the creation of a Category 6 on the Saffir–Simpson Scale, the standard ...