There are five categories of hurricanes that make up the Saffir-Simpson Wind Scale. They are Category 1, Category 2, Category 3, Category 4 and Category 5. The most dangerous part of a hurricane ...

Hurricane Milton rapidly intensified to a peak wind speed of 180 mph on Oct. 7, winds strong enough to make it a Category 5 ...

From the onset of Debby through the immediate aftermath of Milton, businesses across the Suncoast suffered $187 million in ...

The record-breaking winds are circling the nearby "puffy" exoplanet WASP-127b, and are traveling six times faster than the alien world spins.

Tropical Cyclone Zelia made landfall in Western Australia as a Category 5 storm, lashing the Pilbara region with strong wind ...

"This is worse than a Category 5 hurricane hitting every nursery in North Florida," Kantor said. "If you took a hurricane and made it the size of Hurricane Michael and you drove it down I-10 from ...

Zelia’s development resembled that of a rapidly strengthening hurricane, with lightning surrounding a pinhole eye. Within 24 hours, the storm exploded from a Category 3 to a Category 5 cyclone ...

BELLEAIR BEACH, Fla. — Florida's storm-battered Gulf Coast raced against a Category 5 hurricane Monday as workers sprinted to pick up debris left over from Helene two weeks ago and highways were ...

Streetleaf’s solar-powered streetlights can withstand Category 5 hurricanes, and the company aims to deploy them across Florida to boost storm resilience. Since Tampa-based Streetleaf was ...

Coverage on this live blog has ended. Please click here for the latest updates. Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida on Wednesday afternoon as a powerful Category 4 storm. Maximum sustained ...