Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From Category 1 to Category 5, hurricane forecasters' famous rating system has become ingrained in the minds of millions of ...

Hurricanes are classified under the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, which ranks storms based on their sustained wind speeds and predicts potential damage. The scale has five categories, ranging ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale is a five-category scale used to describe the strength of a hurricane and the damage that can be expected. The scale no longer uses storm ...

If you happen to turn on the news during hurricane season and a storm is a-brewin,' there's a good chance that one of the anchors will mention a tropical storm has been upgraded and is now designated ...

ATLANTA — When hurricanes form, the category number is often the first thing people want to know, and it's important to understand what the ratings really mean. Hurricanes are ranked on the ...

With hurricane season in full swing, there's a lot of talk from meteorologists about hurricane "categories." What do they mean, and what do they tell us about a storm? It turns out, a hurricane's ...

Tropical systems tracked by the National Hurricane Center will be classified as depressions, tropical storms and hurricanes based on their intensity. Tropical Storm Bertha hugs Louisiana coast, ...

Hurricane season officially starts Monday, and scientists are debating whether the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale should include a Category 6 to account for increasingly intense storms. For more than ...

From Category 1 to Category 5, hurricane forecasters' famous rating system has become ingrained in the minds of millions of Americans from Texas to Maine. The scale, known as the Saffir-Simpson ...

JACQUELINE LEE, ABC NEWS, LOS ANGELES. WELL, HURRICANE SEASON OFFICIALLY STARTS ON MONDAY, AND OUR FIRST WARNING WEATHER TEAM IS COMMITTED TO KEEPING YOU SAFE. TODAY, WE’RE TALKING ABOUT A HIGHLY ...