If a storm is a Category 3, 4 or 5, it is deemed a "major" hurricane due to the potential for "significant loss of life and ...

Some fluctuations in intensity are expected over the next couple of days due to inner-core structural changes.

Hurricane Erin raced from a Category 1 to a Category 5 storm. If Erin keeps ramping up, is there a Category 6?

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

Hurricane Erin has re-intensified to a category 4 hurricane as another area in the tropical Atlantic is highlighted by the ...

At 11 pm, the center of Hurricane Erin was located near latitude 19.5 North, longitude 59.5 West. Erin is moving toward the west-northwest near 17 mph. This motion is expected to continue through the ...

Hurricane Erin quickly intensified over the weekend, strengthening from a tropical storm into a Category 4 hurricane Friday into Saturday. It briefly strengthened into a Category 5 (the highest level ...

Hurricane Erin rapidly strengthened into a Category 5 storm. It is not expected to make a direct hit on the U.S. but will create dangerous surf.

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.

As of Saturday morning, Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicated that Erin has become a Category 5 hurricane.

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.

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.