Atlantic Hurricane Season

Does the hurricane scale need a Category 6? New climate study found 5 recent storms have met the threshold.

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Does the hurricane scale need a Category 6? New climate study found 5 recent storms have met the threshold.

As global temperatures continue to increase, making storms more intense, some researchers say that the Saffir-Simpson scale, which measures a hurricane’s wind speeds, doesn’t adequately address the hazards associated with extreme storms. In a new study, scientists explored a hypothetical expansion of the scale to include a Category 6, and found that such a designation … Read more

Hurricane Lee, a Category 1, could pose threat to New England

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Hurricane Lee, a Category 1, could pose threat to New England

Update: Read our latest coverage here. Hurricane Lee, which became the season’s first Category 5 storm last week, weakened to a Category 1 on Thursday as it continued churning northward on a path that could reach New England this weekend. The National Hurricane Center has issued its first hurricane and tropical storm watches for portions of the … Read more

Hurricane Lee’s path and timeline: Meteorologists project when and where the storm will hit

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Hurricane Lee’s path and timeline: Meteorologists project when and where the storm will hit

Hurricane Lee strengthened rapidly Thursday and developed into a major Category 5 storm, the National Hurricane Center said.  Lee intensified quickly over the Atlantic Ocean’s very warm waters, growing from a tropical storm into a Category 1 hurricane on Wednesday and all the way to a Category 5 hurricane Thursday night, with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph. Lee … Read more

South Florida could be threatened by disturbance in NW Caribbean with soaking rainfall: Tracking the Tropics

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South Florida could be threatened by disturbance in NW Caribbean with soaking rainfall: Tracking the Tropics

MIAMI – As we head into the peak of hurricane season, the CBS News Miami NEXT Weather team is focused on the tropics at the beginning of the week with an area of disturbed weather in the northwestern Caribbean Sea this weekend. The National Hurricane Center gives the area an 80% chance of development over … Read more