Hurricanes are classified under the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, which ranks storms based on their sustained wind speeds and predicts potential damage. The scale has five categories, ranging ...

Isaias weakened slightly but was still a dangerous hurricane Friday as it headed toward the U.S. Gulf Coast, where potentially life-threatening storm surge and high winds were expected. Meanwhile, ...

Isaias strengthened into a major hurricane Friday as it headed toward the U.S. Gulf Coast, where final preparations were underway for potentially life-threatening storm surge and high winds. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An American flag flaps in the wind generated by the effects of Isaias on an empty beach on Friday, Oct. 9, loom overhead on Friday ...

Isaias weakened slightly but was still a dangerous hurricane Friday as it made landfall on the U.S. Gulf Coast as a dangerous Category 2 storm, lashing communities with wind and rain and threatening ...