Tropical systems are categorized by wind speed, but experts say there's much more to the story when it comes to storm impacts.

The scale has been in use for decades and gives an idea about what kind of wind damage a hurricane can produce, but it says nothing about impacts from storm surge, flooding rain and tornadoes.

As hurricane season is quickly approaching, let’s remind you about the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale. This scale is designed to categorize hurricanes based on wind speed and is made up of five categories.

For the present, all is quiet in the tropics, although repeated showers and thunderstorms are expected to impact much of Florida in the coming days.

The naming of tropical storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic basin is not regulated by the National Hurricane Center. Instead, the names are organized on a six-year rotation. Every six years, the same list will come up, but if a storm — such as Hurricane Katrina — is so strong and damaging, the name is retired and replaced.

A study by University of Florida and Colorado State University found hurricane damage in warmer climate could potentially be much more severe.

Atlantic Hurricane Season is underway as of June 1. History says odds are against a Category 5 hurricane hitting Florida. What to know.

The Atlantic hurricane season is officially underway. Sunday, June 1, marked the first day of the season for the Atlantic Basin, which also includes the Gulf and the Caribbean. The last day will be Nov.