According to the NHC, the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, developed in 1971 by civil engineer Herbert Saffir and ...

Hurricane Milton has now become a dangerous Category 5 storm as it heads toward Florida, but what does that mean exactly? The atypical storm strengthened from a Category 3 up to a Category 5 in a ...

Hurricane Melissa is a dangerous Category 5 hurricane with winds of 175 mph. What to expect as the storm approaches Jamaica.

TAMPA, Fla. - A hurricane with maximum sustained winds of at least 157 mph is considered to be a Category 5 cyclone on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. A Category 5 is the strongest a ...

Category 5 Hurricane Melissa has made landfall already in Jamaica and Cuba, as one of the strongest hurricanes to ever make ...