The winds from the blizzard have reached hurricane strength in Massachusetts. Here's where they've been the strongest.

Track Hurricane Melissa, tied for the strongest Atlantic storm ever with 190 mph winds. Read about its devastating impact on ...

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 ...

The already dangerously powerful Category 5 hurricane Melissa surged up to 180 mph maximum sustained winds with gusts over 210 mph Tuesday morning, Oct. 28, according to an update from the National ...

The winds from the blizzard have reached hurricane strength in Massachusetts. Here's where they've been the strongest.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The easiest and most straightforward way to measure a hurricane's strength is to use the Saffir-Simpson scale. Divided into five categories, the scale designates each hurricane ...

A powerful nor'easter brought hurricane-strength wind gusts to Long Island and the NYC area, causing dangerous blizzard ...

With hurricane season in full swing, there's a lot of talk from meteorologists about hurricane "categories." What do they mean, and what do they tell us about a storm? It turns out, a hurricane's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The already dangerously powerful Category 5 hurricane Melissa surged up to 180 mph maximum sustained winds with gusts over 210 mph ...