The longstanding hurricane rating system, the Saffir-Simpson Scale, only takes into account sustained wind speeds and not the ...

Hurricane Erin rapidly strengthened into a Category 4 storm. It is not expected to make a direct hit on the U.S. but will create dangerous surf.

Hurricane Erin reached Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with maximum sustained winds of 215 km/h, the National ...

Erin, a power Atlantic hurricane, strengthen into destructive Category 3 in the Caribbean and likely to grow more to reach next level at Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind ScaleThe National ...

Tropical Storm Erin, now spinning far out in the central Atlantic Ocean, could undergo rapid intensification into a powerful ...

Hurricane Erin exploded in strength on Saturday, rapidly intensifying to a Category 4 storm with winds of 145 mph. The National Hurricane Center said that continued “rapid strengthening is expected ...

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.

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.