The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale was developed in 1971 and unveiled to the public in 1973. Here’s a look at the system ...

Ahead of Hurricane Helene's landfall, forecasters are predicting it will hit Florida as a Category 3 hurricane. Here's what ...

A hurricane's category describes potential wind damage but does not describe other deadly hurricane hazards such as storm ...

The hurricane scale classifies storms based on wind speeds and predicts potential impacts, which can help people prepare for ...

Hurricane Helene barreled into the western coast of Florida with dangerous winds, knocking out power for more than a million ...

Hurricane Helene barreled into the western coast of Florida, packing dangerous winds and threatening to unleash deadly ...

Hurricane Helene was downgraded to a "strong" Category 2 hurricane on Friday, hours after it slammed into the southeastern US coast as a Category 4 storm, US forecasters said.

Hurricane Helene, a Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir Simpson Wind Scale, is just hours away from making a historic landfall ...

Hurricane Helene weakened on Friday hours after it made landfall in the US state of Florida, with officials warning the storm ...

Hurricane Helene in 1958 didn't touch Florida and never made landfall, but it would have been a Category 4 storm if it formed ...

Storm surge is a bigger killer than wind when a major hurricane hits shore. The areas in the path of Hurricane Helene are ...

However, AccuWeather meteorologists forecast the hurricane to continue to rapidly intensify, gaining at least 35 mph in wind ...