If a storm is a Category 3, 4 or 5, it is deemed a "major" hurricane due to the potential for "significant loss of life and ...

The scale has been in use for decades and gives an idea about what kind of wind damage a hurricane can produce, but it says nothing about impacts from storm surge, flooding rain and tornadoes.

The WLOX First Alert Weather Team looks back at how Hurricane Katrina made it to South Mississippi, the records and its ...

Hurricanes leave a path of devastation when they hit, and some of the storms can cost astronomical sums of money. There have ...

Tropical systems tracked by the National Hurricane Center will be classified as depressions, tropical storms and hurricanes based on their intensity. Here's how the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale ...

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

Hurricane Erin has intensified rapidly into a category five hurricane with winds of 160mph, posing a significant threat to ...

Despite changes in intensity, Erin’s size will drive dangerous surf and massive seas along much of the United States East ...

The National Hurricane Center considers a Category 3 and above to be a major storm because of the potential for catastrophic damage and loss of life. Click here for the latest tropical weather news.

Hurricane Erin moves offshore but still threatens East Coast with dangerous surf, rip currents, and tropical winds. This live blog is now closed.