Tropical storms and hurricanes each have two descriptors, a watch and a warning. A Watch means tropical storm or hurricane ...

South Carolina hit with over a foot of rain as Florida contends with deadly hazards from storm - At least five people are ...

Hurricanes are bringing more rainfall than ever before, mainly due to climate change. With oceans absorbing an estimated 91% ...

Tropical Storm Debby was only briefly a Category 1 hurricane. But a rating can never fully capture how destructive a storm ...

Heavy rain fell on Savannah, Ga., and Charleston, S.C., where the mayor warned “yahoos” not to take risks. The tropical storm is headed back out to sea and could make a second landfall later this week ...

Do you know what makes a hurricane or what distinguishes it from a tropical storm? Here's how to tell them apart and why wind ...

Debby made landfall today on Florida's Big Bend at 7 a.m. ET as a Category 1 hurricane with 80 mph winds, the National ...

Tropical Storm Debby came ashore in Florida as a Category 1 hurricane and quickly downgraded, but the storm still poses ...

Each time you hear a meteorologist talk about a hurricane by category, it is a rating, Cat.1 to 5, as designated by the ...

This forecast is down marginally from previous projections released in July, which called for 25 named storms, 12 hurricanes ...

Knowing about each category can help predict what damage an incoming storm may inflict – and how best to prepare.