The hurricane scale classifies storms based on wind speeds and predicts potential impacts, which can help people prepare for ...
That’s a jump of about two categories on the Saffir-Simpson scale, which grades hurricane strength from 1 to 5. Hurricane ...
Storm surge is a bigger killer than wind when a major hurricane hits shore. The areas in the path of Hurricane Helene are ...
Hurricane Helene is picking up in power and is expected to make landfall this evening in Florida's Big Bend area. On Thursday ...
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 in 1958 didn't touch Florida and never made landfall, but it would have been a Category 4 storm if it formed ...
Ahead of Hurricane Helene's landfall, forecasters are predicting it will hit Florida as a Category 3 hurricane. Here's what ...
Helene is expected to make landfall on Florida's Big Bend this evening as a major category 4 hurricane, bringing the risk of ...
All this talk about Hurricane Helene can be confusing. What is the difference between a tropical storm and a hurricane?
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 ...
AccuWeather’s most recent forecast said the hardest-hit areas of Florida could see storm surges of two stories high when ...
While tropical storms and categories 1 and 2 are not to be taken lightly, it's when we reach Category 3 that a storm reaches ...