The longstanding hurricane rating system, the Saffir-Simpson Scale, only takes into account sustained wind speeds and not the ...

Hurricane Erin raced from a Category 1 to a Category 5 storm. If Erin keeps ramping up, is there a Category 6?

Erin's sustained winds dropped to 110 mph overnight, making the storm a strong Category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson ...

If a storm is a Category 3, 4 or 5, it is deemed a "major" hurricane due to the potential for "significant loss of life and ...

Some fluctuations in intensity are expected over the next couple of days due to inner-core structural changes.

Forecasters say Erin will turn northeast — and away — from the eastern U.S. Still, the storm is expected to bring tropical ...

Residents in the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos braced for the dangerous Category 4 storm after it strengthened over the ...

Hurricane Erin – an already powerful Category 4 storm in the Atlantic Ocean – is getting stronger and is expected to grow ...

Hurricane Erin was a Category 4 storm Monday morning and is expected to retain major hurricane status through the middle of ...

Erin is expanding in size and scope. Life-threatening rip currents and rough surf will impact much of the U.S. East Coast ...