Multiple factors both in the atmosphere and ocean determine whether a tropical storm or hurricane will gain strength, hold ...

When we hear about a named storm, it has already developed into the mature stage of a tropical storm or a hurricane. WTOL 11 Weather explains the storm's life cycle.

Hurricane season roared to life in late June and early July as Beryl became the earliest Category 5 on record. Since then, however, the Atlantic has been bereft of tropical activity, and the ...

Alex Chadwick talks with Kerry Emanuel, professor of earth, atmospheric and planetary science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, about the history of hurricanes, cycles of hurricane ...

The hurricane name game: Will people take a storm called Flossie seriously? Hurricane Flossie tracker This forecast track shows the most likely path of the center of the storm.

Hurricane Milton has gathered strength and power in the Gulf of Mexico rapidly developing into a Category 5 storm after absorbing its natural fuel and warm water.

Ever wondered how a tropical disturbance is different from a tropical storm, or what causes a storm to fizzle out? The life cycle of a hurricane: ...

Erick is expected to become a Category 3 major hurricane by the time it makes landfall early Thursday morning.

Tropical Storm Erick could become the first major hurricane of the Eastern Pacific hurricane season.

The hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph, is expected to bring "life-threatening flash floods and mudslides," according to the National Hurricane Center.

Lee was a post-tropical cyclone in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence with sustained wind speeds of 45 miles per hour, the National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory. Follow our coverage here ...