Hurricanes are categorized by the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. This scale classifies hurricanes into five categories ...

The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is a 1 to 5 rating based on a hurricane's sustained wind speed. This scale estimates potential property damage. Hurricanes reaching Category 3 and higher ...

Human-caused climate change made Atlantic hurricanes about 18 miles per hour stronger in the last six years, a new scientific ...

A “major” hurricane is defined as a Category 3 or greater on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, with sustained winds of at least 111 mph. Fortunately, only one major hurricane made ...

It hit as a Category 4 status on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, which goes up to five. By 21:00 (03:00 GMT), the NHC said Lidia was blowing maximum sustained winds of 105 mph (165 km/h ...

For most of the storms — 40 of them — the extra oomph from warmer oceans made the storms jump an entire hurricane category ... it to the top of the Saffir-Simpson scale of storm intensity ...

The center of Hurricane Agatha, category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, made landfall in the town ... There is a lot of rain and sudden gusts of strong wind,“ Silvia Ranfagni, manager of Casa ...