According to the NHC, the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, developed in 1971 by civil engineer Herbert Saffir and ...

The storm, the strongest possible one on the Saffir-Simpson scale, will likely cause flash flooding and landslides in its ...

Melissa is now a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale, the U.S. Hurricane Center said on Saturday.

Hurricane Melissa is gathering momentum in the central Caribbean, now boasting sustained winds of 96 mph, as per the latest update from the United ...

John Morales, a meteorologist with NBC New York, is going viral for his raw reaction during an on-air segment before the ...

As climate change continues to reshape the intensity and behavior of hurricanes, meteorologists and researchers are examining whether the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, a decades-old ...

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 ...

When you hear terms like Category 1, Category 3 or even the rare Category 5 mentioned regarding hurricanes, what is being discussed is the classification system for hurricanes based on their winds.

Hurricane Melissa is heading towards Jamaica and Cuba and is expected to bring catastrophic floods, landslides and storm ...

The hurricane severity scale used today only measures wind, not storm surge or rainfall. USF professor Jennifer Collins helped develop a new system called the Tropical Cyclone Severity Scale.