ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The easiest and most straightforward way to measure a hurricane's strength is to use the Saffir-Simpson scale. Divided into five categories, the scale designates each hurricane ...

Hurricanes are currently categorized on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, which rates storms on a scale of 1-5 based on their maximum sustained wind speed. Category 5 is currently the highest ...

Hurricane Melissa is approaching Jamaica as a Category 5 storm with 180 mph winds. A recent study suggests global warming is fueling more intense and rapidly strengthening hurricanes. Scientists have ...

Thought Category 5 was as bad as a hurricane could get? Think again. As Hurricane Melissa barrels off into the Atlantic after devastating Jamaica and Cuba, some scientists say the age of Category 6 ...

Georgia Tech meteorologist Dr. Zachary Hanlos says hurricanes like Melissa show why the Saffir-Simpson scale should factor in flooding, storm surge and tornadoes.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A University of South Florida professor is among a team of researchers suggesting a change to how the risks associated with tropical cyclones are communicated. Forecasters ...

The already dangerously powerful Category 5 hurricane Melissa surged up to 180 mph maximum sustained winds with gusts over 210 mph Tuesday morning, Oct. 28, according to an update from the National ...