'Uninhabitable for weeks or months': Why Helene's hurricane category matters
A hurricane's category describes potential wind damage but does not describe other deadly hurricane hazards such as storm ...
Hurricane season: What is the Saffir-Simpson scale; how does it work; is there a Category 6?
The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale was developed in 1971 and unveiled to the public in 1973. Here’s a look at the system ...
Hurricane Helene continues to strengthen with a 'potentially catastrophic' forecast
Hurricane Helene is gaining strength heading to Florida later today and spreading northward through Thursday as massive storm intensifies.
35 years later, Hurricane Hugo remains last major storm to make landfall along South Carolina’s coast
Powerful category four Hurricane Hugo began lashing the South Carolina coast. The storm made landfall just north of ...