As summer peaks, so does the Atlantic hurricane season, and the first major storm is now on our doorstep. According to the ...

Erin formed in the eastern Atlantic Ocean on Monday and is strengthening as it moves westward. The NHC said there is still ...

Tropical Storm Erin is expected to become the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season, forecasters at the National Hurricane Center said on Wednesday, as the storm slowly approaches the warmer ...

Tropical Storm Erin is brewing in the Atlantic as we enter the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season. The storm is expected ...

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.

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.