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 ...

There are five categories of hurricanes that make up the Saffir-Simpson Wind Scale. They are Category 1, Category 2, Category 3, Category 4 and Category 5. The most dangerous part of a hurricane ...

A new forecast from researchers at Colorado State University predicts the 2025 hurricane season will be busier than an ...

Authors of a new study said they hope to "raise awareness that the wind-hazard risk from storms presently designated as Category 5 has increased" Anna Lazarus Caplan is a writer-reporter for PEOPLE.

AccuWeather is the latest forecaster to toss its hat in the ring of 2025 hurricane season predictions, and it says it could ...

The National Hurricane Center now lists Hurricane Milton as one of the strongest hurricanes on record in the Atlantic Basin.

Colorado State University's first forecast for 2025 Atlantic hurricane season is less intense than 2024 forecast, but ...

This year will be an above-average hurricane season due to several factors, according to a team of hurricane experts at Colorado State University. Their first of four forecasts was released Thursday.

Category 5 storms are the highest intensity on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale; to be a Category 5 storm, a system must achieve wind speeds greater than 157 miles per hour (253 kilometers ...