Hurricane Isaias will strengthen. Learn what the Saffir-Simpson scale categories mean for your safety. See the major ...

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

Hurricane Trudy hit Category 3 strength with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph on Friday, Oct. 16, then eased back to a 90 ...

Trudy is now a major hurricane and is forecast to approach the southwestern and west-central coast of Mexico this weekend, ...

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 ...

Hurricane Isaias is expected to gain strength and become a Category 2 storm before making landfall. Track where it's going, current wind speed here.

SAN ANTONIO — When you hear “Category 5 hurricane,” you’re hearing the highest rating on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Category 5 begins at 157 mph, with the National Hurricane Center ...

Hurricane Isaias made landfall in Florida as a Category 2. The storm is bringing the Gulf Coast dangerous winds, flood risks.