The East Coast is no stranger to hurricanes and the destruction that follows. The Saffir-Simpson scale was developed to help ...

When hurricanes form, the category number is often the first thing people want to know. It's important to understand what the ratings really mean.

On Wednesday, the team of hurricane experts at Colorado State University (CSU) issued their June forecast update for the 2026 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hurricane season starts June 1, and for Delaware and other states along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coastlines, this year ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Ever wonder how hurricanes are measured? The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale estimates potential damage caused by sustained winds from a hurricane. Storms are graded by one ...

Hugo’s storm surge swept this Surfside Beach home from its oceanfront lot into the middle of the Ocean Boulevard. The random cruelty of Hurricane Hugo was evident as some oceanfront homes were ...

We may be months away from the start of the Atlantic hurricane season, but tropical cyclones are spinning somewhere on the planet. Indeed, on the other side of the world, "Tropical Cyclone Horacio ...

As hurricane season begins, experts are debating whether to add a category 6 to the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale due to ...

This is a digital-exclusive feature of our First Alert Hurricane Season 2025 special. View the full episode here. HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Tropical cyclones are like engines over the ocean that can ...

Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle has been upgraded to a category three system as it moves closer to the Far North Queensland coast. The cyclone is expected to cross the coast between Lochart River and ...