According to the NHC, the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, developed in 1971 by civil engineer Herbert Saffir and meteorologist Robert Homer Simpson, is a rating of 1 to 5 based on a hurricane's ...

Hurricane Melissa flooded southwestern Haiti before slamming into Jamaica as a Cat 5 hurricane, with sustained winds of 185 ...

Severe Tropical Cyclone Fina has strengthened into a category 4 system - bringing heavy wind gusts, intense rain and flash ...

Severe Tropical Cyclone Fina has left a wave of destruction in its path after heavy rainfall and roaring winds with brutal ...

The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season runs through the end of the November, but without any expected development, forecasters ...

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued its first forecast track map for a tropical low over the NT, showing the system is ...

Hurricane Melissa is expected to continue to gain force as it threatens catastrophic damage to Jamaica. Latest updates.

Forecasters say Melissa will unleash catastrophic flooding, landslides and widespread damage in Jamaica. At Category 5, the ...

Hurricane Melissa — now a deadly Category 5 storm — is winding up to strike Jamaica with what could be the strongest winds ever recorded on the Caribbean island.

It may seem like meteorologists use these terms interchangeably, but is there actually a difference between them? And should you worry about one more than another? That may be a trick question: All of ...

With just over a week left of the 2025 hurricane season and no more tropical activity expected before then, hurricane experts are taking a look back on the season's record-breaking impacts.