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'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 surge.

POLITICO on MSN · 4d

Hurricane Helene makes landfall in Florida as ‘extremely dangerous’ Category 4 storm

Hurricane Helene made landfall late Thursday along the sparsely populated Big Bend section of Florida’s Gulf Coast as an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm. It could bring devastation to an area that has already been battered by two previous hurricanes,

The Washington Post on MSN · 4d

Live updates: Hurricane Helene weakens to Category 1 as it moves into Georgia

The storm made landfall as a Category 4 colossus in Florida’s Big Bend region late Thursday, according to the National Hurricane Center.

USA Today · 6d

Is a Category 3 hurricane a major storm? What to know as Hurricane Helene strengthens

Ahead of Hurricane Helene's landfall, forecasters are predicting it will hit Florida as a Category 3 hurricane. Here's what that means

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 ...

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Storm surge from Hurricane Helene proving to be devastating. Here's why and what that means

The most common way to measure a hurricane's strength is the Saffir-Simpson Scale, which assigns a category from 1 to 5 based on a storm's sustained wind speed at its center, with 5 being the ...

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Cooler start to October, with more 70s ahead

We need a new hurricane rating scale. What worked in 1971 won’t work in 2024. The Saffir-Simpson scale quantifies the impact of high winds on coastal communities. Category 1-5 storms are ranked based ...

Daily Wrap on MSN3d

Zombie hurricane John intensifies, leaves trail of destruction

Hurricane John referred to as the "zombie hurricane," has been wreaking havoc off the coast of Mexico since Monday. It was ...

What Does a Hurricane’s Category Tell Us?

The hurricane scale classifies storms based on wind speeds and predicts potential impacts, which can help people prepare for ...

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