Some of the names for hurricanes in 2025 include Andrea, Barry, Chantal, Dexter, Erin, Fernand, Gabrielle, Humberto and ...

Sunday kicked off Hurricane Preparedness Week, which raises awareness of the hazards posed by hurricanes as the start of the ...

A major hurricane has sustained winds of at least 111 miles per hour and is classified as either a Category 3, 4 or 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale. An average tropical weather season in the ...

It’s Hurricane Preparedness Week here on CBS 12 News. Each day the CBS 12 StormTrac Weather Team will cover ways you can ...

What is the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale? Answer. The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale is used in public hurricane releases to classify hurricanes according to their potential for generating property ...

Hurricanes may only be rated by their sustained wind on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, but it’s important not to overlook the power of water when a tropical cyclone is bearing down on the ...

which is a Category 3 hurricane or higher on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Category 3 hurricanes have maximum sustained winds of 111-129 mph. AccuWeather hurricane experts predict ...

It’s Hurricane Preparedness Week here on CBS ... and damaging winds. The saffir-simpson scale only tells you about the maximum wind speed near the center of the storm and doesn't tell you ...

Depending on storm track and your location, hurricanes bring a wide variety of threats to North Carolina. In recent years, ...