Of all the hazards that hurricanes bring, storm surge is the greatest threat to life and property along the coast. It can sweep homes off their foundations, flood riverside communities miles inland, ...

Hurricane Melissa is anticipated to cause significant impacts as it makes landfall in Jamaica Tuesday, bringing storm surges, flash floods, and landslides. According to a U.N. weather official, this ...

Jamaica braces for direct impact as Hurricane Melissa reaches the most severe classification on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Authorities warn of catastrophic flooding, landslides and widespread ...

Hurricane Melissa intensified to Category 5 strength Monday with 165 mph winds near Jamaica. The storm could dump up to 40 inches of rain and cause life-threatening flooding and storm surge. At least ...

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in eastern Cuba early Wednesday as a Category 3 storm after striking Jamaica on Tuesday as the strongest Category 5 to ever hit the island. As of the 11 p.m. update, ...

Federal lawmakers have allocated $5 million for the long-planned initiative, which would create a coastal barrier system to ...

The National Hurricane Center's 11 p.m. Monday update reported that Melissa became a Category 5 hurricane with sustained winds of 160 mph after intensifying from a Category 4 hurricane. Category 5 ...

Cyclone Harry brought waves and flooding to southern Italy this week, as seen in a video of storm surge engulfing the dining ...

As Hurricane Dorian approaches, USGS field crews are now installing storm-tide sensors like this one, deployed in North Carolina in advance of Hurricane Florence's landfall in 2018. (Jessica Cain/USGS ...