Hurricanes are rated on this scale based on the following factors: wind speed, storm surge and damage potential. There are five categories of hurricanes that make up the Saffir-Simpson Wind Scale.

At the time, hurricanes were classified as either “minor” or “major” storms. In 1969, Saffir came up with a rating system ...

Freezing Temperatures: A blast of Arctic air can be dangerous, especially when combined with blustery winds. Track cold ...

Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia is bearing down on the northwest coast of Australia and is likely to make landfall early Friday evening.

Strong localized winds can bounce due to interference between tall buildings, increasing pressure on walls and windows.

Though it moved quickly, once it made landfall, it was still a Category 1 hurricane for several hours. "When it started speeding up, it just takes a little while for those wind speed to spin down ...

In May 2024, a type of windstorm called derecho caused considerable damage to the facades of Houston’s tall buildings, which had been designed to withstand stronger, hurricane-strength winds. In ...

Researchers focused on five tall buildings in downtown Houston that were designed to withstand category 4 hurricane winds of ...

Storm Éowyn broke provisional wind speed records at a number of weather stations last month, bringing hurricane-force mean wind speeds at two stations. The storm brought the provisional highest ...