The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale was developed in 1971 and unveiled to the public in 1973. Here’s a look at the system ...

Along with the expected hurricane in the Gulf, a disturbance in the eastern Atlantic is likely to become a tropical ...

Once those sustained winds reach 74 to 95 mph (119 to 153 km/h), that storm becomes a Category 1 hurricane. According to the Saffir-Simpson scale, here are the sustained winds linked to categories ...

Potential Tropical Cyclone 9 has the potential to rapidly intensify into powerful Category 3 hurricane, according to AccuWeather.

Retired Miami Herald senior writer and lead hurricane writer Martin Merzer experienced and covered scores of hurricanes – and ...

The National Hurricane Center was busy Monday tracking newly formed Tropical Storm Kirk, as well as what remains of Tropical Depression Joyce and Post-Tropical Cyclone Isaac in the Atlantic while ...

The diner chain, Waffle House, is in the Southeast and especially vulnerable to storms. When it's closed? 'That's really bad, ...

One weather-modeling system has predicted a Category 5 hurricane—the strongest possible level, with winds over 155mph.

So you've seen the term "Potential Tropical Cyclone, but what does that mean? Well here's your answer:The term is part of a new initiative by the National Hurricane Center for 2017.The ...

In the peak of Atlantic hurricane season, words matter. And using the right ones at the right time can be the difference between alerting of a far-out rotating storm system to a nearer full-blown ...

Hurricane Helene is expected to make landfall in Florida later today and has been strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane ...

"There is the potential that this storm could further strengthen into a major hurricane, which is a Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale with maximum sustained winds of 111-129 ...