Here’s a look at the system that ranks tropical cyclones ... a range of wind speeds and storm surges for each category, and the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale was born.

The Saffir-Simpson ... He came up with a scale that showed expected damage to structures and presented it to the National Hurricane Center. Robert Simpson then added associated storm surge and ...

CHARLEY WAS A CATEGORY FOUR STORM, SO IT WAS STRONGER ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. KATRINA, A CATEGORY THREE STORM WHEN IT MADE LANDFALL. BUT THE DEVASTATION IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. KATRINA BEING ...

Credit: Mashable Of the Saffir-Simpson scale, the paper ... threat during North Carolina's previous record deluge from a tropical storm or Hurricane, which occurred in 1999.

The National Hurricane Center now lists Hurricane Milton as one of the strongest hurricanes on record in the Atlantic Basin.

By giving hurricanes and cyclones human names, the WMO believes it is easier to warn populations about a storm's potential ... categories 3 to 5 on the Saffir Simpson scale, with winds of 178 ...

The center of Hurricane Agatha, category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, made landfall in the ... According to the US National Hurricane Center, the storm was expected to drop 10 to 16 inches ...

The forecast released Thursday morning at the National Tropical Weather Conference ... reaching Category 3-5 intensity on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. An average Atlantic hurricane season ...

The National Hurricane Center issued its Tropical Cyclone Report for ... reaching Category 5 intensity (on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale) with a minimum central pressure below 900 ...