Here is my attempt to explain the science, terms, and more in Twisters. The first installment, Twister, is an iconic movie.

Many were surprised by the destruction left by Hurricane Beryl on the Houston region, being a Category 1 storm. But experts ...

Here's a troubling phrase hurricane forecasters hate but often hear: "It's just a Category 1. Nothing to worry about." ...

Each year, Florida faces the persistent threat of hurricanes. At least 40% of hurricanes that strike the U.S. make landfall ...

But look at Hurricane Beryl, which hit Texas this week as a “mere” Category 1 storm — far weaker in wind strength than when ...

The Saffir-Simpson Scale — which measures the strength of a hurricane’s winds on a scale of Category 1 to Category 5, with 5 being the strongest — was introduced to the public in 1973, the year that ...

according to the National Hurricane Center's Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. The multiple ways Beryl is expected to effect Fort Bend County, however, caused officials to err on the side of ...

The Category 1 rating comes from the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, which ranks a hurricane based on its sustained wind speed. A hurricane is considered Category 1 if it has sustained winds ...

Beryl has already left a trail of destruction and killed several people in the Caribbean, and earlier this week its winds topped the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale, achieving a rare Category 5 ...

On the minds of voters this summer is how much things cost and on the heels of July 4th there are signs the economy is slowing.