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 ...

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

Hurricane season began June 1 and ends Nov. 30, and so far this year there have been 13 named storms, beginning with Tropical Storm Andrea in June and, most recently, Hurricane Melissa, according to ...

WATER WAS SO DEEP. JUST LIKE THAT. IT WAS ABSOLUTELY FRIGHTENING. YEAH. IT WAS WORRY ABOUT THESE ICE STORMS AND I ALWAYS WORRY ABOUT SEPTEMBER 10. >> YOU KNOW, IF WE CAN GET THROUGH IS IS THERE A ...