Category 6

Giz Asks: Do We Really Need a Category 6 for Hurricanes?

September 29, 2025 · Gadgets

For more than 50 years, forecasters at the National Hurricane Center used the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale (SSHWS) to classify hurricane strength. This scale, which ranks hurricanes from…

Scientists want to add Category 6 hurricanes to reflect increasingly powerful storms

February 10, 2024 · Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Local News

Residents return from checking their homes after Hurricane Matthew caused downed trees, power outages, a municipal water outage and widespread flooding along the Lumber River Thursday, October 13,…