CATEGORY 1: It’s the first category that a hurricane can be labeled on the Saffir-Simpson wind scale. The winds for a “CAT 1” ranges from 74-95 mph.

After undergoing rapid intensification, Erick made landfall on Mexico's Pacific coast on Thursday as a Category 3 hurricane.

Hurricane Erick strengthened rapidly into a major Category 3 hurricane on Wednesday as it churned toward Mexico's southern Pacific Coast, where it is expected to make landfall early Thursday ...

Hurricane Erick, which rapidly intensified overnight, made landfall Thursday morning on Mexico's Pacific Coast as a powerful Category 3 storm, authorities said.

A Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale has maximum sustained winds between 112-130 mph and is considered extremely dangerous and capable of causing devastating damage.

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Experts urge adding a Category 6 to the hurricane scale as climate change drives stronger, more destructive storms.

These estimates are crucial for classifying hurricanes based on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, a 1 to 5 rating system that is based on 1-minute sustained wind speed and used to estimate ...

You’ve heard of the Richter scale for earthquakes. The Saffir-Simpson scale for hurricanes. But here’s one you probably haven’t come across: the Waffle House Index. It’s not satire. It’s ...

The National Hurricane Center uses the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale which estimates potential property damage using a 1 to 5 rating depending on the sustained wind speed of a specific ...