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 ...

The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season is about to wrap up with a strange split personality: fewer storms than normal, but an ...

So, the new system that is proposed takes those things into account. Dubbed the Tropical Cyclone Severity Scale (TCSS), this ...

Melissa’s sustained winds reached 185 mph at landfall in Jamaica. Only a handful of Atlantic hurricanes have reached such ...

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

With hurricane season in full swing, there's a lot of talk from meteorologists about hurricane "categories." What do they mean, and what do they tell us about a storm? It turns out, a hurricane's ...

Our expert reflects on the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season and whether it has truly come to an end. How did it compare to ...

The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season brought 13 named storms and five hurricanes, including Hurricane Melissa, which devastated ...

As the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season nears its official November 30 end date, meteorologists are analyzing a bizarre ...

Why many Americans perceive the 2025 hurricane season, which had 13 named storms and three Category 5 storms, as "quiet." ...

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

Scientist confirmed the strong wind inside the hurricane after a careful review of data.