What Does a Hurricane’s Category Tell Us?
The hurricane scale classifies storms based on wind speeds and predicts potential impacts, which can help people prepare for the expected damage.
Is a Category 3 hurricane a major storm? What to know as Hurricane Helene strengthens
Ahead of Hurricane Helene's landfall, forecasters are predicting it will hit Florida as a Category 3 hurricane. Here's what that means
What is a tropical storm? What is a hurricane? And what is heading towards Knoxville?
All this talk about Hurricane Helene can be confusing. What is the difference between a tropical storm and a hurricane? Here's what to know.
Hurricane Helene live updates: Category 3 storm impacting Florida. When landfall is expected
Hurricane Helene is expected to strengthen to a Category 4 storm ahead of landfall Thursday along Florida's Big Bend coast.
Hurricane Helene likely to hit Florida tonight as Category 4 storm: Live updates
Helene is expected to make landfall in the Florida Big Bend region Thursday night before moving inland at a fast pace across the Southeast.
Is a Category 3 hurricane a major storm? What to know as Tropical Storm Helene strengthens
Ahead of Tropical Storm Helene's landfall, forecasters are predicting it will hit Florida as a Category 3 hurricane. Here's what that means
What to expect from each category of a hurricane
FOX40 Cheif Meteorlogist Adam Epstein explains what what to expect from each strength category of a hurricane.
'Uninhabitable for weeks or months': Why Helene's hurricane category matters
More deadly than wind, storm surge from Hurricane Helene could be devastating
And in the case of Hurricane Helene, predicted storm surge could be devastating in the coastal areas of the state's Big Bend, ...
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‘Rapid intensification’ often happens as hurricanes near shore – what does that mean?
That’s a jump of about two categories on the Saffir-Simpson scale, which grades hurricane strength from 1 to 5. Hurricane ...
Hurricane Helene: See when it will reach the Upstate. 'It's going to be howling'
Hurricane Helene is picking up in power and is expected to make landfall this evening in Florida's Big Bend area. On Thursday ...
Hurricane season: What is the Saffir-Simpson scale; how does it work; is there a Category 6?
The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale was developed in 1971 and unveiled to the public in 1973. Here’s a look at the system ...
Hurricane Helene isn't first storm to bear the name: History of 1958 season
Hurricane Helene in 1958 didn't touch Florida and never made landfall, but it would have been a Category 4 storm if it formed ...
Hurricane Helene live updates: Storm now a dangerous Category 3 as it nears Florida
Helene is expected to make landfall on Florida's Big Bend this evening as a major category 4 hurricane, bringing the risk of ...
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‘Catastrophic’ flooding impacts forecast for Hurricane Helene, now projected to hit Florida as a Category 4
AccuWeather’s most recent forecast said the hardest-hit areas of Florida could see storm surges of two stories high when ...
Hurricane Helene could bring up to 10 inches of rain to Greenville: Worst effects Thursday
Helene is now a hurricane and is expected to make landfall along the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, Sept. 26. AccuWeather is ...