On this week’s “Weather “Wednesday,” we explore the Saffir-Simpson as HURRICANE SEASON 2025 begins to sizzle in both the Gulf of America and ...

The latest science on the link between climate change and natural disasters — and how they may be playing out where you live.

Storms like Chantal are categorized based on one danger marker. Lower category storms are still extremely dangerous due to ...

Meteorologist Tiffany Savona: Growing up, I would hear my parents say, “It's raining cats and dogs.” As a young child, you ...

At least one hurricane will likely hit the United States in the next few months. Now is the time for your trucking company to ...

Warm waters along the eastern Gulf and southern Atlantic coasts of the United States could help fuel the next tropical ...

During the early months of hurricane season, storms historically develop close to the U.S. and Florida. Later in the season, ...

Introduced in the 1960s and refined in the 1970s, the Saffir–Simpson scale is still the most commonly used metric for public communication of the possible wind hazards for hurricanes. Since the ...

“Saffir Simpson Scale”: As defined by the National Hurricane Center, “a 1 to 5 rating based only on a hurricane’s maximum sustained wind speed.” ...

What determines each hurricane category? Hurricane categories are actually based on wind speed from the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. “This scale estimates potential property damage.

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 ...

The Saffir-simpson Hurricane Wind Scale Explained Mexico's government has issued a Hurricane Warning from Puerto Angel to Acapulco, with other tropical weather alerts issued both south and north ...