Tropical systems tracked by the National Hurricane Center will be classified as depressions, tropical storms and hurricanes ...

At that point, the NHC uses the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale of intensity to categorize it on a scale of 1-5. Category 1: Sustained winds between 74-95 mph. Examples of Category 1 hurricanes ...

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 ...

Tropical systems tracked by the National Hurricane Center will be classified as depressions, tropical storms and hurricanes based on their intensity. The NHC will label a system a tropical ...

The traditional Saffir-Simpson scale categorizes hurricanes on a 1 ... Hurricane winds have also grown in intensity, with Hurricane Milton in October intensifying in "explosive" fashion over ...

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