You’ve heard of the Richter scale for earthquakes. The Saffir-Simpson scale for hurricanes. But here’s one you probably haven ...

The National Hurricane Center uses the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale which estimates potential property damage using a ...

The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale classifies hurricanes based on their maximum sustained wind speed, and rates their ...

When does a tropical depression become a tropical storm? And when does a tropical storm become a hurricane? What's the ...

Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 through November 30. Each year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

With hurricane season officially underway, we explore whether or not the Saffir-Simpson scale is the best way to rate a ...

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

The naming of tropical storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic basin is not regulated by the National Hurricane Center. Instead ...

The NBC 6 First Alert Weather Team has developed a handy guide to help South Floridians get ready to weather any storm.

Atlantic hurricane season has officially kicked off, and early forecasts indicate that disaster preparations should be made ...