With landfall expected Wednesday evening, here are four crucial facts to know about Hurricane ... for people to not perceive a Category 3 or 4 hurricane as less dangerous. Knowing human tendencies ...

Bonnie jumped oceans, first becoming a tropical storm on July 1 in the Atlantic, then hitting Central America and crossing over into the eastern Pacific, where it became a Category 3 hurricane.

“Major hurricanes” fall under Categories 3, 4 and 5 on the scale. The scale is a 1 to 5 rating based on a hurricane’s peak wind speeds. It does not take into account other hazards such as ...