Hurricane Wind Scale News Today

What is a Category 6 hurricane? Is there going to be a new category of hurricane? What is the strongest kind of hurricane?

Scientists behind a new study are proposing adapting the scale that measures the intensity of hurricanes to account for stronger storms. On Monday, a pair of scientists published a research article exploring the "growing inadequacy" of the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale and possibly adding a Category 6. The Saffir-Simpson scale currently goes from Category 1 to 5, with a Category 5 hurricane packing sustained winds of 157 mph or greater. The study, published on Feb. 5, explores th...

Amid warming oceans and increasing rapid intensification of tropical cyclones, a new study suggests expanding the hurricane wind scale to include a Category 6 with winds over 192 mph.

Stronger and more destructive hurricanes fueled by climate change may require a rethinking of how storms are classified, according to a new study that suggests adding a Category 6 for ranking them to better convey damaging wind speeds.

The hurricane wind speed scale needs a new Category 6, scientists say, as climate change intensifies tropical storms. Here's what that'd be like.

Hurricane Tammy is continuing to push north over the open waters of the Atlantic Ocean after slamming the northeastern Caribbean islands with hurricane-force winds and heavy rain last weekend.

Hurricane Tammy is on a collision course with the Lesser Antilles and is threatening with flooding downpours, rip currents and damaging winds, AccuWeather hurricane experts warn. The storm, the 19th named tropical system and seventh hurricane of the 2023 Atlantic season thus far, is expected to strengthen further as it passes through the northeastern Caribbean islands through the weekend. Hurricane warnings have been issued for part of the region as Tammy is expected to swipe the Lesser Antilles

Hurricane Lee formed from a tropical wave that left the coast of Africa on September 2nd. The system struggled to gain organization until it reached the central Atlantic and became Tropical Depression Thirteen. TD13 became a tropical storm and eventually a major hurricane with winds around 165 mph.

With Hurricane Idalia fast-approaching, here are three major hurricanes that have impacted the Beaufort County area.

A tropical storm is the movement of high-speed winds originating in a tropical region. When does it become a hurricane?