and the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale was born. The NHC released the scale to the public in 1973 and began classifying ...

Weather alerts via text: Sign up to get updates about current storms and weather events by location According to the NHC, the ...

The Saffir-Simpson scale, though widely known and ... ultimately decide whether to add a category six to the current scale. The NHC's Rhome says that category five already describes "catastrophic ...

The NHC projected 10 to 20 inches or rain ... A major hurricane is a Category 3 or higher on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane ...

NHC forecasters picking up speed in displaying ... "There's nothing in the Saffir-Simpson Scale that would allow you to see how much wind to expect at your house. While it might be informative ...

Video: Simulation shows full scale of damage on a house from Category 4 storm as Hurricane Ian closes in on Florida The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is a 1 to 5 rating based only on a ...

Hurricane Milton rapidly intensified over the past 36 hours and is heading towards western Florida with life-threatening conditions. Here's what we know about how it formed, where it's going and what ...

The NHC rates hurricane intensity using the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. This scale rates hurricanes based on their maximum sustained wind speed, meaning the hurricane is constantly ...

Both storms were categorized as major hurricanes - that’s a Category 3 or higher. And those categories, they’re known as the Saffir-Simpson scale, likely saved many lives by warning of the potential ...

A batch of showers and thunderstorms over the central Caribbean is forecast by AccuWeather meteorologists to evolve into a tropical rainstorm and then become a tropical storm later this week as it ...