It runs Category 1-5 based on wind speeds. But that could change. Sign up for our Newsletters Phil Klotzbach is a research ...

No — it is not possible for a hurricane to reach past a Category 5, per the Saffir-Simpson scale. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), the Saffir-Simpson tool measures wind speed on ...

Four of the hurricanes are predicted to be major — meaning a Category 3, 4 or 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Category 3 ... when Silvers said the measurement was "off the charts." ...

NOAA The scale used to classify hurricanes needs to be updated, a number of scientists argued in a new study A study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences published earlier this ...

With North Carolina reeling from more than 17 inches of rain from Hurricane Matthew, it's time to face the fact that the way we measure hurricanes ... Wind Intensity Scale, which focuses on ...

Colorado State University's first forecast for 2025 Atlantic hurricane season is less intense than 2024 forecast, but ...