The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale was developed in 1971 and unveiled to the public in 1973. Here’s a look at the system ...

A hurricane is a rotating low-pressure weather system that converts the energy of warm air into winds and waves. Hurricanes ...

Hurricane Helene in 1958 didn't touch Florida and never made landfall, but it would have been a Category 4 storm if it formed ...

All this talk about Hurricane Helene can be confusing. What is the difference between a tropical storm and a hurricane?

Hurricane Helene is now a Category 2 Hurricane. Helene is expected to rapidly intensify into a Category 4 storm and make ...

Tropical storms do happen in Georgia, so it’s important to prepare ahead of time. Here’s what you should know about what to do before a strong storm in Georgia.

Helene is almost a major hurricane with additional strengthening forecast before landfall in the Florida Big Bend region.

"There is the potential that this storm could further strengthen into a major hurricane, which is a Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale with ... central pressure is 1003 mb.

Most hurricanes take weeks to develop, but some hit the increasingly warm ocean waters and rapidly develop into monsters ...

The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale only accounts for the sustained ... movement into much of the Midwest may be blocked by high pressure. As a result, the northward extent of the system's ...

Atlanta is forecast to take the worst storm beating of a major inland city in the South since the first Bush administration.

Dr. Ryan Truchelut, of Tallahassee-based WeatherTiger, is tracking and analyzing Helene ahead of landfall on Florida's Big ...