Here is what the scale means: The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale was first developed in the early 1970s by Herbert ...

A proposed “Tropical Cyclone Severity Scale” could do a better job at relaying a storm’s hazards than the current ...

Storm surge and floodng are the deadliest aspects of hurricanes, yet the current scale uses wind information. University of ...

Researchers at the University of South Florida have proposed a new Tropical Cyclone Severity Scale that factors in wind, ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Since 1971, hurricanes have been rated using the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale (SSHWS).

As the National Hurricane Center tracks Hurricane Humberto, it's watching a tropical wave likely to become Tropical Storm Imelda.

Hurricane Gabrielle rapidly intensified from a Category 1 to a Category 4 storm on Monday. Rapid intensification is when a ...

A University of South Florida researcher and a team from the Netherlands are proposing a new way to measure hurricane ...

Predictions on how Humberto could affect Florida and the U.S. are difficult due to the Fujiwhara effect. Humberto strengthened rapidly on Sept. 26 and is now a major Category 3 hurricane, according to ...

Gabrielle has strengthened into the Atlantic’s second major hurricane of the season, but it’s two tropical disturbances in ...

Humberto continues to strengthen as it becomes a powerful category 3 hurricane on Friday afternoon. Hurricane Humberto is about 430-miles northeast of the northern ...

Megan Borowski, senior meteorologist with the Florida Public Radio Emergency Network, and WUSF News Director Mary Shedden ...