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 ...

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

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: ...

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

Maps show the areas impacted by storm surge, rainfall levels and more as Helene, once a major hurricane and now a tropical storm, moves inland from Florida's Gulf Coast over Georgia.

The storm was hitting the southwestern U.S. and could bring "catastrophic and life-threatening flooding," according to the National Hurricane Center .