Each time you hear a meteorologist talk about a hurricane by category, it is a rating, Cat.1 to 5, as designated by the ...

Hurricane Ernesto is bearing down on Bermuda with dangerous winds and drenching rains that are already flooding low-lying ...

The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale categorizes hurricanes based on their sustained wind speeds. This scale helps to ...

Hurricane Ernesto is expected to approach Bermuda later today. Will the storm impact NYC this weekend? Here's the latest path ...

Bermuda was on high alert Friday as residents brace for Hurricane Ernesto, with heavy rain and flooding expected to wallop ...

The big difference between the new and old cone of uncertainty will be watches and warnings for interior counties instead of ...

Hurricane Ernesto is tracking towards the island of Bermuda as a Category 1 storm on Thursday afternoon. Before landfall on ...

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 ...

Forecasters warn Ernesto is on track to intensify into a Category 3 storm by the time it hits Bermuda Saturday.

Ernesto grew into a hurricane Wednesday, US forecasters said, after leaving more than 600,000 customers without power in the ...

"We hope it gets people to stop fixating on less reliable tools like the Saffir-Simpson Scale. There are more accurate ways to convey actual wind impacts in your community and at your home.

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Tropical Storm Ernesto strengthened into a hurricane on Wednesday, after bringing ...