With the tropics likely ramping up through August, Meteorologist Ryan Dugger reviews the Saffir-Simpson Scale and the wind speeds of each hurricane category.

Tropical Storm Erin formed in the central Atlantic Ocean on Monday morning and is forecast to strengthen, likely becoming the Atlantic season's first major hurricane. The National Hurricane Center ...

Developing storm near Cabo Verde Islands expected to intensify; Major hurricane potential in open Atlantic A tropical ...

The AccuWeather RealImpact™ Scale for Hurricanes categorizes storms on a six-point scale. Like the Saffir-Simpson Scale, the AccuWeather RealImpact™ Scale for Hurricanes uses a 1 to 5 rating but also ...

Meteorologist Zack Webster breaks down the number of hurricanes that have developed in the Atlantic over the last ten years, ...

Erin was a tropical storm in the North Atlantic Ocean Monday morning Eastern time, the National Hurricane Center said in its ...

But the season is still expected to be above normal. An average Atlantic hurricane season generates 14 named storms. NOAA ...

A meteorologist with the weather service will discuss why people should look beyond the five Saffir-Simpson categories that define hurricane severity based on sustained wind speed when monitoring ...

The Cram Fire in Oregon has burned over 95,000 acres. It could become a “megafire,” signaling it has burned 100,000 acres, in the near future. Centered in rural Oregon, the fire has not ...

The Cram Fire in Oregon broke out on July 13 and has been burning ever since. To date, it has impacted 150 square miles of land, nearly 100,000 acres and has flirted with “megafire” status ...

Winds in most hurricanes can become much stronger, and hurricanes are categorized on a scale of 1 to 5 based on their wind speed, known as the Saffir-Simpson Scale.

WASHINGTON, N.C. — N.C. Department of Transportation crews are testing chainsaws and loading detour signs on trailers as they prepare for the 2025 hurricane season to pick up.