TAMPA, Fla. - A hurricane with maximum sustained winds of at least 157 mph is considered to be a Category 5 cyclone on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. A Category 5 is the strongest a ...

Hurricane Kristy reached the top rung of the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale as a very powerful Category 5 cyclone on Thursday before starting to rapidly weaken over the open Pacific Ocean ...

August holds the crown for the month with the most continental U.S. Category 5 landfalls at two: Camille in 1969 and Andrew ...

The 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, update from the National Hurricane Center shows a possible track for Potential Tropical Cyclone Five.

The latest on Hurricane Milton from NBC6’s John Morales and Ryan Phillips. Last year, Hurricane Otis struck very near Acapulco, Mexico, as a monster 165 mile-per-hour category 5 cyclone.

Bansi was no exception. Although it started on Jan. 9, 2015 as a "low-pressure system," Bansi flew through a series of classifications in a matter of days and was named a Category 5 cyclone on Jan ...

By 7 p.m., the cyclone was downgraded to a Category 3 storm with winds of 93 mph as it moved south. Cyclone Zelia is the strongest storm to hit the Pilbara coast since Cyclone Ilsa in April 2023.

WASHINGTON (7News) — Helene made landfall as a Category 4 major hurricane near Perry, Florida late Thursday with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph. The storm weakened to post-tropical cyclone ...