A hurricane is a rotating low-pressure weather system that converts the energy of warm air into winds and waves. Hurricanes ...

The storm could strengthen into a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 111-129 miles per hour.

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Secretary Jim Gray issued an official order on Tuesday to speed the movement of relief ...

Potential Tropical Cyclone 9 is now forecast to become a major hurricane before making landfall along the west coast of ...

At least two people died after Hurricane John slammed into Mexico's southern Pacific coast overnight, authorities reported ...

It’s a number attached to every hurricane, crucial to emergency response teams and city officials to mobilize preparedness: the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, characterized by five categories.

While tropical storms and categories 1 and 2 are not to be taken lightly, it's when we reach Category 3 that a storm reaches ...

Potential Hurricane Helene is likely to make landfall in Florida late Wednesday or early Thursday. Track the storm in ...

According to the Saffir-Simpson scale, here are the sustained winds linked to categories 2 through 5 hurricanes: Category 2: 96 to 110 mph (154 to 177 km/h) Category 3: 111 to 129 mph (178 to 208 ...

The storm could strengthen into a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 111-129 miles per hour.

Potential Tropical Cyclone 9 is now forecast to become a major hurricane, named Helene, before making landfall along the west ...