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?

An expanding Hurricane Erin is poised to bring rough surf and life-threatening waves to beaches from Florida from ...

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

Nantucket was closest to Erin’s anticipated path in New England and was likely to see the strongest winds, gusting about 25 ...

Hurricane Erin reached the maximum intensity on the Saffir-Simpson scale last Saturday (16), becoming a category 5 storm with winds of up to 260 km/h (161 mph).

Hurricane Erin will likely become even larger as it churns past the Bahamas, avoiding land but raising the risk of high winds and flooding hundreds of miles away along North Carolina beaches.

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

Hurricane Erin could bring dangerous seas as it grows near the Bahamas - Nation and World News | Hawaii Tribune-Herald ...

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