Each time you hear a meteorologist talk about a hurricane by category, it is a rating, Cat.1 to 5, as designated by the ...

Tropical Storm Debby was only briefly a Category 1 hurricane. But a rating can never fully capture how destructive a storm ...

Tropical Storm Debby came ashore in Florida as a Category 1 hurricane and quickly downgraded, but the storm still poses ...

The Saffir-Simpson Scale doesn't allow you to understand what the actual impact from a tropical storm or hurricane may be ...

This forecast is down marginally from previous projections released in July, which called for 25 named storms, 12 hurricanes ...

Hurricanes are bringing more rainfall than ever before, mainly due to climate change. With oceans absorbing an estimated 91% ...

A tropical wave moving west may be worth watching in the southwestern Atlantic or Gulf starting at end of next week, if ...

There's more to a storm than just its wind speed category, researchers say. Wind, rain, surge and speed also can be ...

Tropical storms and hurricanes each have two descriptors, a watch and a warning. A Watch means tropical storm or hurricane ...

"We hope it gets people to stop fixating on less reliable tools like the Saffir-Simpson Scale. There are more accurate ways to convey actual wind impacts in your community and at your home.