There are five categories of hurricanes that make up the Saffir-Simpson Wind Scale. They are Category 1, Category 2, Category 3, Category4 and Category 5. The most dangerous part of a ...
As Hurricane Florence neared the North Carolina coast in 2018, it was repeatedly "downgraded"—from a Category4 to a Category 1. Its winds slowly diminished. But as the storm grew larger in ...
It was mid-August – Friday the 13th of all days – that Hurricane Charley blew through the Gulf of Mexico, bending “right” into Southwest Florida as a Category 4 hurricane. Making landfall ...
Hurricane Gilma, still about 1,480 miles (2,380 kilometers) east of Hilo, increased to a Category 4 hurricane Saturday night. Hone, whose name is Hawaiian for “sweet and soft,” drew near the ...