As climate change brings stronger storms and more extreme hurricane seasons, there's a growing call to rethink the way we ...

Tropical Storm Debby was only briefly a Category 1 hurricane. But a rating can never fully capture how destructive a storm ...

You may have heard of the "Saffir-Simpson" hurricane scale. This is the scale used to measure how strong the maximum ...

Here is what the scale means: The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale was first developed in the early 1970s by Herbert Saffir, a consulting engineer who lived in Florida, and Dr. Robert Simpson ...

NORFOLK, Va. — The Saffir-Simpson Scale. You've heard of it, you've even used it to talk about hurricanes with your friends and family. But how much do you really know about it? Each time you ...

The Saffir-Simpson Scale measures only the strength of a hurricane’s winds from Category 1 to Category 5, the strongest. The circumference of a storm, how fast it’s moving, the amount of rain ...

It's a better way to convey information," Rhome said. "We hope it gets people to stop fixating on less reliable tools like the Saffir-Simpson Scale. There are more accurate ways to convey actual wind ...

The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale categorizes hurricanes based on their sustained wind speeds. This scale helps to estimate potential property damage. Category 1: Winds 74-95 mph.

Ernesto grew into a hurricane Wednesday, US forecasters said, after leaving more than 600,000 customers without power in the ...

"We hope it gets people to stop fixating on less reliable tools like the Saffir-Simpson Scale. There are more accurate ways to convey actual wind impacts in your community and at your home.