While tropical storms and categories 1 and 2 are not to be taken lightly, it's when we reach Category 3 that a storm reaches ...
You may have heard of the "Saffir-Simpson" hurricane scale. This is the scale used to measure how strong the maximum ...
Our warming world is impacting tropical cyclones. Meteorologists sound alarm as 'conga line' of storms rip through the ...
(What are hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons?) This well-known hurricane ranking, called the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, is based only on peak wind speeds measured at a given time.
It’s a number attached to every hurricane, crucial to emergency response teams and city officials to mobilize preparedness: the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, characterized by five categories.
Hurricanes are strong storms that cause multiple damages in areas that they pass through. The National Hurricane Center ...
The storm received the lowest ranking on the official hurricane categorisation, the Saffir-Simpson scale, due to its wind speeds of 75mph (120km/h). But storms that just clip in at the lower end ...
Hurricanes are categorized by the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. This scale classifies hurricanes into five categories based on their sustained wind speeds, with each category representing a ...
The National Hurricane Center's experimental cone of concern displays how far inland residents can expect to feel impacts ...
Over a foot of rain fell during Tropical Storm Floyd on September 16, 1999, causing 7 deaths and $250 million in damage in ...
Bill Rentschler and Carmelo Lattuca go over what CAPE, CIN, and the cap are and whey they're important in severe weather ...
The Saffir-Simpson Scale isn't that useful for gauging risk in small areas. The new cone will show watches and warnings for ...