Meteorologist Zack Webster breaks down the number of hurricanes that have developed in the Atlantic over the last ten years, ...

Let's break it down. Big Picture -What It Measures: As the name implies, the current version is strictly a wind scale that rates a hurricane's sustained winds (not gusts) from Category 1 through 5.

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 ...

Hurricane season can get pretty confusing when it comes to terminology - we get it. From a cluster of thunderstorms, to a ...

The Saffir-Simpson scale focuses on winds Meteorologists use the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale (SSHWS) to categorize and communicate a hurricane’s maximum sustained winds in an easy-to ...

The National Hurricane Center gives the latest update on Hurricane Iona and says it is "rapidly weakening" to the south of ...

Herbert Saffir and Dr. Robert Simpson developed a 5 point scale for categorizing Hurricane strength. The scale is as follows. Category:1 — 74-95 mph, No real damage to buildings.

Dexter was a tropical storm in the North Atlantic Ocean Wednesday afternoon Eastern time, the National Hurricane Center said ...

Following a hurricane at a CATEGORY 4, most of an area will be “uninhabitable” for anywhere between weeks or months. CATEGORY 5: This is the highest category on the Saffir-Simpson wind scale.

The scale is now so well known that many coastal residents toss off shorthand like "Cat. 1" and few need to be told that it refers to Saffir and Simpson's creation.