Here’s a troubling phrase hurricane forecasters hate but often hear: “It’s just a Category 1. Nothing to worry about.” Or ...

Josh Vance stands in the airconditioned entrance of Sunnyside Community Center in Houston, Texas, one of the designated "cooling centers" open to the public after Hurricane Beryl knocked out power ...

A Category 1 hurricane is the lowest of the five categories, but it's a still a major event that will prompt a wide-scale emergency response. The Saffir-Simpson scale is based on maximum sustained ...

Both elected officials and citizens have asked why the company has been so slow to restore power when Beryl was only a ...

knocked out power to nearly 3 million and killed at least seven people in the U.S. Category 1 hurricanes are the lowest category on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, but as seen with Beryl, ...

Video: Simulation shows full scale of damage on a house from Category 4 storm as Hurricane Ian closes in on Florida The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is a 1 to 5 rating based only on a ...

The storm is notable for its initial strength, with winds at one point last week topping the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale to achieve a rare Category 5 strength.