It's a confusing time when a hurricane threatens, and some terms used by officials aren't known by everyone, so here's a storm glossary. Tropical cyclones Let's start with the broad category of these storms,

Hurricane Isaias surged into Category 3 on Friday, a remarkable increase in strength for a storm that only became a hurricane on Wednesday night. The phenomenon of a storm growing

A hurricane's "category" is only based on wind speed. But its size and speed are also important for considering its potential impacts.

Hurricane Isaias is the Atlantic’s first major hurricane of 2026. Here’s a look at what that means and how hurricane categories work.

As climate change continues to reshape the intensity and behavior of hurricanes, meteorologists and researchers are examining whether the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, a decades-old classification system, still adequately communicates the full scope ...

Most of us are familiar with how hurricanes are categorized. Storms are ranked from Category 1 to Category 5 based on their wind speeds using the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. The scale was developed in the early 1970s by engineer Herbert Saffir and ...

The scale has been in use for decades and gives an idea about what kind of wind damage a hurricane can produce.

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 surge as a measure. Storm surge was not an accurate measure ...

A new study suggests that a redesigned hurricane warning scale helps people better understand storm risks and make more informed decisions about whether to evacuate. Research from the University of South Florida compares the traditional Saffir-Simpson ...

Artificial intelligence now produces excellent weather forecasts on a broad scale. But several factors complicate its ability to predict how fast a hurricane will ramp up.