As summer peaks, so does the Atlantic hurricane season, and the first major storm is now on our doorstep. According to the ...

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Tropical Storm Erin is brewing in the Atlantic as we enter the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season. The storm is expected ...

Tropical Storm Expected to Become Major Hurricane by Sunday; Officials Urge Residents to Monitor Path and Prepare. Tropical Storm Erin is strengthening and on a path to become a major hurricane by ...

Major hurricane status, with wind speeds greater than 110 mph, is expected by Saturday morning just north of the Dominican ...

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.

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.

In a study, Michael Wehner, PhD, and the Berkeley Lab found that the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale fails to tell the full story of higher wind speeds. "The strongest storms are getting stronger.

"The Saffir-Simpson scale is a measure of wind speed. But far more people die from hurricane flooding than from strong winds. Hurricane Florence made landfall near Wilmington as a Category 1 storm.

In a study, Michael Wehner, PhD, and the Berkeley Lab found that the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale fails to tell the full story of higher wind speeds. "The strongest storms are getting stronger.