Hurricanes are measured on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, which runs from Category 1 up to Category 5. According to The Weather Channel, the scale was developed in the 1970s by Miami ...

Powerful hurricanes have shaped coastal communities for centuries, leaving behind destruction that can alter entire regions.

Houston's windiest season begins well before hurricane season. Here's why March is so windy, how strong gusts can get and what wind warnings mean.

The storm stunned many by decimating communities far inland and long after landfall, hitting places rarely impacted by ...

According to the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, a category 1 hurricane (the lowest on the scale) has sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour. That’s enough to damage your roof, shingles, ...

Cars stalled at dead traffic lights, unlit stores turned customers away, and downed trees littered lawns and public spaces across Bozeman on Friday. Towering timbers, like an aging arbor rooted in the ...

El Niño is typically associated with a less active hurricane season but damaging storms do hit regardless of its ...

Hurricane Wind Damage Home insurance policies in areas prone to destructive hurricanes, such as parts of Florida and Texas, may exclude windstorm damage or have a windstorm deductible, which is higher ...