For the latest news on Hurricane Beryl, which is now a Category 5 storm, please follow USA TODAY's live updates on the storm for Tuesday, July 2. Hurricane Beryl became the earliest Category 5 ...

They are Category 1, Category 2, Category 3, Category 4 and Category 5. The most dangerous part of a hurricane is its wind field. The larger the storm, the wider its wind field and the greater the ...

The scale only measures one component of a hurricane: the wind. Each category is divided by a range of wind speeds, estimating potential damage and impacts on properties. This year, the National ...

Francine made landfall in Terrebonne Parish as a Category 2 hurricane but weakened as it moved across land and was downgraded ...

It later upgraded to a Category 5 hurricane with sustained winds of 160 miles per hour. Category 5 Hurricane Beryl's journey: it developed in the Atlantic Ocean, made its way to the Caribbean Sea.

Labor Day hurricane was the most intense Atlantic hurricane to make landfall on record in terms of both pressure and wind ...

"The depression could become a tropical storm later today," the National Hurricane Center said of Tropical Depression Seven.

Tropical Storm Francine was nearing hurricane strength on Tuesday morning on a track toward the Louisiana coast, according to ...

Hurricane wind intensity is measured using the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, rating storms on a 1 to 5 basis. Category 5 storms are the most intense, and in order for a storm to be rated a ...

Article first published: Monday, July 01, 2024, 5 a.m. ET Article last updated: Tuesday, July 02, 2024, 2 a.m. ET The National Hurricane Center's 2 am Tuesday advisory reported that system transformed ...