Article first published: Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, 10 a.m. ET Article last updated: Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, 7 p.m. ET System type: Hurricane, Category 2 System name ...

With hurricane season in full swing, there's a lot of talk from meteorologists about hurricane "categories." What do they mean, and what do they tell us about a storm? It turns out, a hurricane's ...

Hurricane Melissa has weakened to a Category 2 storm, with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph, as it barrels toward Bermuda on Thursday, Oct. 30, according to the latest update from the National ...

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

The National Hurricane Center's 2 p.m. Wednesday advisory reported that Melissa strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane. It later devolved to a Category 2 hurricane with sustained winds of 100 mph.

The National Hurricane Center's 11 p.m. Wednesday advisory reported that there were several developments. Melissa developed into a Category 3 hurricane, before weakening to a Category 2 hurricane.