NOAA forecasters are predicting an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season in 2024, saying there’s an 85% chance it will be more active than usual.

The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is a 1 to 5 rating based only on a hurricane’s maximum sustained wind speed. This scale does not take into account other potentially deadly hazards such ...

Tropical Storm Francine is expected to become a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico before making landfall over Louisiana.

The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale categorizes hurricanes based on their sustained wind speeds. This scale helps to estimate potential property damage. Category 1: Winds 74-95 mph.

The storm received the lowest ranking on the official hurricane categorisation, the Saffir-Simpson scale, due to its wind speeds of 75mph (120km/h). But storms that just clip in at the lower end ...

A major hurricane is a Category 3 or higher based on the Saffir-Simpson Scale of Hurricane Intensity and, according to previous USA TODAY reporting, only four Category 5 hurricanes have made ...

The National Hurricane Center is excited about its launch of the new cone of concern, coming in just a few weeks. The experimental tropical cyclone forecast cone graphic will be coming out in ...

"We hope it gets people to stop fixating on less reliable tools like the Saffir-Simpson Scale. There are more accurate ways to convey actual wind impacts in your community and at your home.

Hurricanes are categorized by the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. This scale classifies hurricanes into five categories based on their sustained wind speeds, with each category representing a ...

The Saffir Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is broken up into five different categories. Police investigating fatal hit-and-run in Howard County Category One: This tends to be on the weaker end of a ...

The National Hurricane Center determines the strength of a hurricane based on its wind speeds. The Saffir Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is broken up into five different categories. Police investigating ...