Erin formed in the eastern Atlantic Ocean on Monday and is strengthening as it moves westward. The NHC said there is still ...

As summer peaks, so does the Atlantic hurricane season, and the first major storm is now on our doorstep. According to the ...

Erin could potentially strengthen to sustain wind speeds of over 115 miles per hour in the next four days, making it a ...

Tropical Storm Erin is strengthening and on a path to become a major hurricane by Sunday morning, according to the latest ...

Tropical Storm Erin is brewing in the Atlantic as we enter the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season. The storm is expected ...

Hurricane - The term for tropical cyclones in either the Atlantic or Eastern Pacific basins which have maximum sustained ...

Let's break it down. Big Picture -What It Measures: As the name implies, the current version is strictly a wind scale that rates a hurricane's sustained winds (not gusts) from Category 1 through 5.

Herbert Saffir and Dr. Robert Simpson developed a 5 point scale for categorizing Hurricane strength. The scale is as follows. Category:1 — 74-95 mph, No real damage to buildings.

"The Saffir-Simpson scale is a measure of wind speed. But far more people die from hurricane flooding than from strong winds. Hurricane Florence made landfall near Wilmington as a Category 1 storm.

Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scaleTokyo (AFP) – Issued on: 04/09/2018 - 12:20 1 min Reading time ...