NORFOLK, Va. — The Saffir-Simpson Scale. You've heard of it, you've even used it to talk about hurricanes with your friends and family. But how much do you really know about it? Each time you hear a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From grocery stores to neighborhoods, a hurricane's category might be among the most discussed aspects of a threatening storm.

This scale – officially known as the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale – is a rating based on maximum sustained wind speed, which ranges from 74 to 157 mph, or higher. The scale was developed by ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) – On this week’s “Weather Wednesday,” we explore the Saffir-Simpson as HURRICANE SEASON 2025 begins to sizzle in both the Gulf of America and Atlantic Basin. Year after year, you ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — NOAA forecasters are predicting an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season in 2024, saying there’s an 85% ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — You know the Saffir-Simpson scale well, already. When we refer to a tropical system as a tropical storm or certain category hurricane, we are referring to the wind designated ...

For the last few years, I have opined about the inadequacy of the Saffir — Simpson scale for conveying the full impacts of hurricanes. Harvey (2017), Milton (2024) and Helene (2024) are examples of ...

From grocery stores to neighborhoods, a hurricane's category might be among the most discussed aspects of a threatening storm. Those categories are based on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, ...

Hurricanes have been rated from one to five for decades, but this scale has some flaws. The scale is limited to rating just maximum sustained winds within a storm. This means it doesn’t include winds ...