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

Hurricane Trudy moved closer to Mexico's Pacific coast as a Category 2 story, the National Hurricane Center said Saturday.

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

The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is one tool for assessing the intensity of a hurricane. Each Category has a description of what it means in terms of wind impacts, but there is more to ...

The Saffir–Simpson scale is useful because it makes wind intensity easy to communicate. Understanding its limits is just as important: the most dangerous hurricane is not always the one with the ...

Where is Isaias? When is Atlantic hurricane season in Florida? June 1 - Nov. 30, 2026, with most tropical activity typically ...

Hurricane Isaias surged into Category 3 on Friday, a remarkable increase in strength for a storm that only became a hurricane ...