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    Bryan Norcross explains the origin of hurricane wind speed thresholds

    Fox Weather @ Night · FWX · Aired Today · 1m 15s

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    Fox Weather Hurricane Specialist Bryan Norcross explains why tropical storm and hurricane thresholds begin with seemingly random numbers like 39 and 74 mph, tracing the history back to British Admiral Francis Beaufort and his wind scale.