The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale was developed in 1971 and unveiled to the public in 1973. Here’s a look at the system ...

Ahead of Hurricane Helene's landfall, forecasters are predicting it will hit Florida as a Category 3 hurricane. Here's what ...

The hurricane scale classifies storms based on wind speeds and predicts potential impacts, which can help people prepare for ...

Hurricane Helene, a Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir Simpson Wind Scale, is just hours away from making a historic landfall ...

While wind can tear off roofs, knock down trees and snap power lines, storm surge can push buildings completely off their ...

Most hurricanes take weeks to develop, but some hit the increasingly warm ocean waters and rapidly develop into monsters ...

And in the case of Hurricane Helene, predicted storm surge could be devastating in the coastal areas of the state's Big Bend, ...

It usually takes several days to even a week for a tropical storm to grow into a powerful hurricane. But if conditions are ...

However, AccuWeather meteorologists forecast the hurricane to continue to rapidly intensify, gaining at least 35 mph in wind ...

The Saffir-Simpson scale is how those categories work. In short, it places hurricanes in five classifications. The weakest of these includes hurricanes with winds as slow as 74 mph. Meanwhile, a ...

A hurricane's category describes potential wind damage but does not describe other deadly hurricane hazards such as storm surge.

The Saffir-Simpson scale that measures hurricane strength wasn't in use until the 1970s. Had it been, the first Helene would ...