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.

Before passing almost directly over the Houston region on July 8, when it caused widespread power outages and contributed to ...

Brianna, Holly, Miguel will replace Beryl, Helene and Milton on the rotating list of hurricane names. When a storm name is retired from the Atlantic's list, member countries of the WMO from that ...

A Category 2 hurricane, the Saffir-Simpson scale said, was likely to bring a storm surge of only 6 to 8 feet. Ike was the third most destructive storm ever to make landfall in the United States.

In this NASA handout, Hurricane Milton, a Category 5 storm at the time of this photograph, is pictured in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Yucatan Peninsula on October 8, 2024, seen from ...

Nov. 8. Hurricane Rafael has strengthened into a Category 3 storm as it approaches the coast of western Cuba, according to the National Hurricane Center. Rafael was located about 85 miles south of ...

The above-average season in 2024 fell within range of NOAA's predicted forecast released prior to the start of Hurricane Season. NOAA predicted 17-24 named storms, 8-13 being hurricanes and 4-7 being ...

When a storm is particularly powerful, destructive or deadly, the name is “retired” from the rotating list, meaning it will ...

Top hurricane forecasters at Colorado State University predict 17 named storms and nine hurricanes during a busy 2025 ...

and an 8% chance it is a hurricane. There is a 1% chance that the hurricane will be considered major (Category 3, 4 or 5). The early Accuweather forecast predicts the Gulf Coast and the Carolinas ...