The Saffir-Simpson scale ranks hurricanes on their wind speeds, on a scale from 1 to 5. But critics say the scale doesn't ...

Powerful hurricanes have shaped coastal communities for centuries, leaving behind destruction that can alter entire regions. Some storms intensified with little warning, catching residents off guard ...

While hurricane winds often get the most attention, storm surge is usually the deadliest part of a tropical cyclone: (AP ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Melissa was set to pummel Jamaica on Tuesday as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, the strongest to lash the island since recordkeeping began 174 years ago. Hours ...

The worst storm to hit Daytona Beach was probably Hurricane Donna, which brought winds of 99 mph in September 1960.

Over the past week the big weather story has been Hurricane Dorian. Early predictions estimated this storm would be the strongest hurricane to hit Florida since Hurricane Andrew in 1992. Obviously ...

Although official death numbers have not been released as of early Thursday afternoon, it appears Hurricane Ian caused a number of fatalities in Florida. President Joe Biden said there were “early ...

The worst hurricanes on record were not powered by heat alone. Scientists now know it takes a perfect combination of conditions — warm ocean waters, low wind shear, and unstable atmospheric dynamics — ...

After more than 100 years, is 2026 the year that Tampa gets a direct hit from a hurricane? How about Miami, 34 years since Andrew hit? Or could it be southern New England's turn for the first time in ...