There are five categories of hurricanes that make up the Saffir-Simpson Wind Scale. They are Category 1, Category 2, Category 3, Category 4 and Category 5. The most dangerous part of a hurricane ...

The National Weather Service has issued a high-wind warning for parts of the Lone Star State as gusts up to 70 mph are ...

The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale rates hurricanes from one to five. Category 1 hurricanes range from 74 to 95 mph and can bring very dangerous winds that can damage even sturdy houses.

Later Wednesday, the storm gradually weakened to a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds around 90 mph, but heavy rain continued to pummel the state, and storm surge warnings remained ...

A tropical storm becomes a hurricane when the spiralling surface winds reach 75mph (120kmph) and it is known as a Category 1 hurricane. The most powerful hurricane category is Category 5 ...

The National Hurricane Center released their post-storm report on Hurricane Beryl late last week, bumping its landfall ...

The release confirmed that Debby made landfall along the Florida Big Bend as a Category 1 hurricane and then along the South Carolina coast as a subtropical storm. Debby was responsible for 12 ...

NOAA page on Hurricane Ike. While a hurricane's category classifies how strong it is, this definition can't fully predict how devastating it might be. Superstorm Sandy hit Category 3, but by the ...