The scale has been in use for decades and gives an idea about what kind of wind damage a hurricane can produce, but it says ...

Following tornadic storms Sunday in Denver, the National Weather Service will conduct storm surveys to determine their ...

MILWAUKEE - Tornadoes are categorized on what is called the Enhanced Fujita Scale or EF Scale. The Enhanced Fujita Scale ...

The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is a 1-to-5 rating scale based on a hurricane’s sustained wind speed. It was ...

After every storm, we often hear that the National Weather Service rates storm damage, but what does that mean?

No — it is not possible for a hurricane to reach past a Category 5, per the Saffir-Simpson scale. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), the Saffir-Simpson tool measures wind speed on ...

A massive tornado that tore through Lubbock on May 11, 1970, killed 26 people, left more than 500 injured, and caused $100 million in damages.

There is a scale for wind speed to determine how strong the wind was that caused the damage reported. The Beaufort Scale, developed in 1805 by Sir Francis Beaufort of the U.K. Royal Navy ...