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 ...

The large storm, currently a Category 2 hurricane on the five-level Saffir-Simpson scale, is set to strengthen overnight. It ...

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

Texas has been hit by a lot of hurricanes. Here are the top 5 U.S. states that have hurricanes most often, based on NOAA data ...

A hurricane warning was posted for Bermuda with Ernesto heading that way. It dumped torrential downpours on Puerto Rico and ...

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

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

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

A major hurricane is a Category 3 or higher based on the Saffir-Simpson Scale of Hurricane Intensity and, according to ...

"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.