The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is used to rank hurricanes based on their sustained wind speeds. While the category ...

Tropical systems are categorized by wind speed, but experts say there's much more to the story when it comes to storm impacts ...

Sunday marks the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season. June 1 is the first day of hurricane season in the Atlantic ...

The scale has been in use for decades and gives an idea about what kind of wind damage a hurricane can produce, but it says ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — As hurricane season is quickly approaching, let’s remind you about the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting an above-average Atlantic hurricane season from June 1 ...

Tropical systems tracked by the National Hurricane Center will be classified as depressions, tropical storms and hurricanes ...

Hurricane Helene has quickly intensified into a massive Category 4 storm ... Take a look at the chart below. The red line is 2024 and the blue line is the average over the last decade.

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“There are not really any hurricanes on record that have done this and made landfall at a Category 3+ status ... Take a look at the chart below. It’s showing ocean heat in the Gulf of ...

Hurricane Milton rapidly intensified to major Category 5 storm on Monday as it churned in the Gulf of Mexico on its path toward Florida. Milton is expected to make landfall in the Tampa Bay area ...

Since then, the storm has weakened to a Category 4 system ... how common the strongest hurricanes were when they reached land. Explore the data in the interactive charts and maps below.