Here's a troubling phrase hurricane forecasters hate but often hear: “It's just a Category 1. Nothing to worry about.” ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — The Saffir-Simpson scale is for the two men who helped create it – civil engineer Herbert Saffir and meteorologist Robert Simpson. Together, these two men developed ...

Hurricanes are categorized by the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. This scale classifies hurricanes into five categories based on their sustained wind speeds, with each category representing a ...

A hurricane is considered Category 1 if it has sustained winds between 74 and 95 miles per hour. Hurricanes are not ...

The 8-year-old little boy from Virginia Beach who survived being shot in the head has just turned 9. When ranked by county, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Newport News and Hampton all have worse ...

Last day of Spring is here, but it's a bit gloomy... Amanda talks a cooling breeze and if more summer-like heat is expected for the weekend! New hour-by-hour look at the First Alert forecast ...

Beryl impacted the Eastern Caribbean Islands as a major Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale with ...

According to the Saffir-Simpson scale, here are the sustained winds linked to categories 2 through 5 hurricanes: Category 2: 96 to 110 mph (154 to 177 km/h) Category 3: 111 to 129 mph (178 to 208 ...

As ocean waters warm, rapid intensification and the ingredients that create hurricanes will become more common in the years ...

Texas is currently experiencing Beryl as a “tropical cyclone,” a storm with winds between 39 to 73 mph. Last week, Beryl was ...

Storm surges during hurricanes can be incredibly dangerous. We VERIFY three key questions about storm surges and who is most ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...