The Saffir-Simpson scale ranks hurricanes on their wind speeds, on a scale from 1 to 5. But critics say the scale doesn't ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The National Weather Service said that the blizzard has reached Category 1 hurricane strength in one part of Massachusetts. The ...

Hurricane Melissa tied an all-time Atlantic Basin wind record and smashed one other wind record in addition to its record strong landfall, a just-released report found. Melissa's strongest maximum ...

Hurricane Melissa, which emerged in late October last year, was one of the most powerful hurricanes ever recorded in the Atlantic — and a new analysis shows it was even more extreme at its peak. A ...

The incredible 252 mph peak wind gust measured in Hurricane Melissa as it approached Jamaica was verified this week. That wind gust is now officially the highest wind speed ever recorded by the ...

Hurricane Melissa, which claimed at least 95 lives last fall, got an upgrade from the National Hurricane Center in a post-season review. As the record-breaking hurricane approached Jamaica, its ...

The National Hurricane Center has issued its final report on Hurricane Melissa, which devastated Jamaica in October 2025. One notable change is that the maximum sustained winds estimated by ...

A winter storm battering Michigan has produced winds nearly strong enough to be considered hurricane strength. From Sunday, Dec. 28, to Monday, Dec. 29, Michigan residents have seen gale-force winds ...

The National Weather Service said that the blizzard has reached Category 1 hurricane strength in one part of Massachusetts. The strongest gust so far was an 83 mph wind recorded off of Nantucket, ...