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

Tropical Storm Flossie is expected to rapidly intensify into a hurricane and skirt the west coast of Mexico over the next few ...

The National Hurricane Center uses the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale to categorize hurricanes. Hurricanes are assigned Category 1-5 depending on their wind speeds. We break down the ...

Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale: How hurricanes are rated Hurricanes are rated on a five-point scale – Category 1 to Category 5, referred to as the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale .

Tropical Storm Barry made landfall early on Monday local time, forecasters said, just south of Tampico, Mexico. The storm was ...

Barry was a tropical storm in the Bay of Campeche Sunday afternoon Eastern time, the National Hurricane Center said in its ...

"The Saffir-Simpson scale is a measure of wind speed. But far more people die from hurricane flooding than from strong winds. Hurricane Florence made landfall near Wilmington as a Category 1 storm.

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

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

Saffir-Simpson Scale: A breakdown of hurricane categories. Category 1 hurricanes are considered the weakest on the scale, with wind speeds of 74 to 95 mph.