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

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting an above-average Atlantic hurricane season from June 1 ...

The scale has been in use for decades and gives an idea about what kind of wind damage a hurricane can produce, but it says ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — As hurricane season is quickly approaching, let’s remind you about the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale. This scale is designed to categorize hurricanes based on wind speed and is ...

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

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

How much damage can a Category 1 hurricane do vs. a Category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson intensity scale? Plus examples ...

The traditional Saffir-Simpson scale categorizes hurricanes ... to produce less of the wind shear that can rip apart hurricanes as they develop. An average hurricane season sees seven hurricanes ...

The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is used to rank hurricanes based on their sustained wind speeds. While the category ...