Should there be a new designation for a Category 6 hurricane? It's been an idea that's been proposed dozens of times over the years, adding a new, stronger category to the Saffir-Simpson scale, and a ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Saffir-Simpson scale, used by the National Weather Service, ranges from Category 1 to 5. Under this scale, a Category 5 hurricane is a storm with wind speeds of 157 mph or greater ...

NEW YORK — As global temperatures continue to increase, making storms more intense, some researchers say that the Saffir-Simpson scale, which measures a hurricane's wind speeds, doesn't adequately ...

From 1 to 5, the numbers used to categorize hurricanes are ingrained in the minds of millions of Americans from Texas to Maine. This scale – officially known as the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Researchers are proposing that our scale for measuring hurricanes is not good enough. In a new study, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) said we need a Category ...

A hurricane is a type of tropical system that forms either in the Atlantic or Pacific ocean, on either side of North America. These storms can range in size from small tropical wind storms to massive ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — For those who have lived in South Florida for many years, hurricane jargon may sound something like "If it's a category 3 or higher, look out!" But there have also been ...

Authors of a new study said they hope to "raise awareness that the wind-hazard risk from storms presently designated as Category 5 has increased" Anna Lazarus Caplan is a writer-reporter for PEOPLE.

Hurricane Patricia is making its way toward Mexico as the strongest such storm in history — but it's technically only a Category 5. Its 190-mph wind speeds are much stronger than the hurricane ...

The Saffir-Simpson scale categorizes hurricanes on a 1-5 scale based on wind. Hurricane Sally gathered steam Monday as it moved east toward coastal Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. The slow-moving ...