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

A Category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale is the most intense, with wind speeds of 158 mph or more. As for when the storm finally reaches Michigan, there may be rumbles of thunder with ...

according to the National Hurricane Center's Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. The multiple ways Beryl is expected to effect Fort Bend County, however, caused officials to err on the side of ...

A Category 1 hurricane is the lowest of the five categories, but it's a still a major event that will prompt a wide-scale emergency response. The Saffir-Simpson scale is based on maximum sustained ...

The minimum central pressure within Beryl was 999 mb, or 29.50 inches of mercury. Beryl, once a Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, steadily weakened as it tracked across the ...

A Category 5 hurricane under the five-step Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale brings winds of 252 kilometers an hour (157 miles per hour) or higher, capable of causing catastrophic damage including ...

The storm is notable for its initial strength, with winds at one point last week topping the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale to achieve a rare Category 5 strength.

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