Hurricane Erin rapidly strengthened into a Category 4 storm. It is not expected to make a direct hit on the U.S. but will ...

Its surge to its status as the most potent possible storm on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale comes just 24 hours ...

Hurricane Erin, now a Cat 5 storm, with maximum sustained winds of 160-mph, is expected to strengthen. Will it impact Florida ...

The longstanding hurricane rating system, the Saffir-Simpson Scale, only takes into account sustained wind speeds and not the ...

Hurricane Erin reached Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with maximum sustained winds of 215 km/h, the National ...

Hurricane Erin exploded in strength on Saturday, rapidly intensifying to a Category 4 storm with winds of 145 mph. The National Hurricane Center said that continued “rapid strengthening is expected ...

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.

Following a hurricane at a CATEGORY 4, most of an area will be “uninhabitable” for anywhere between weeks or months. CATEGORY 5: This is the highest category on the Saffir-Simpson wind scale.

Hurricane status is likely to be achieved soon as Erin continues to organize and strengthen. Once winds reach 74mph it will ...

In a study, Michael Wehner, PhD, and the Berkeley Lab found that the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale fails to tell the full story of higher wind speeds. "The strongest storms are getting stronger.

"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.

In a study, Michael Wehner, PhD, and the Berkeley Lab found that the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale fails to tell the full story of higher wind speeds. "The strongest storms are getting stronger.