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's category describes potential wind damage but does not describe other deadly hurricane hazards such as storm ...

The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is a 1 to 5 rating based on a hurricane's maximum sustained wind speed. This scale ...

Parts of Cuba and Mexico are under a hurricane watch as a storm system is expected to strengthen into a major hurricane in ...

Hurricane Helene is strengthening as it sweeps past Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula on its way to a collision Sept. 26 with ...

Thousands of residents on Wednesday began evacuating parts of coastal Florida as the US state braces for Hurricane Helene, ...

"Our initial forecast showed a borderline Category 2/Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson (Wind) Scale as it makes ... storm will have a fast forward speed when it moves over Florida.

What most do not know is that the hurricane classification is only based on wind speed. There are dangerous ... assigned a category based on the Saffir-Simpson wind scale. This gives hurricanes ...

Though both are cyclones, the weather systems have distinct characteristics that set them apart, causing a range of dangers ...

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