Hurricane Erick rapidly intensified over the last 24 hours, growing into a powerful Category 4 storm but weakening slightly ...

Tropical systems are categorized by wind speed, but experts say there's much more to the story when it comes to storm impacts.

If it’s able to create enough pressure to push out winds reaching 39 mph, it becomes a tropical storm and it’s given a name. Inside these storms, wind speeds start to twist and turn around the ...

All other areas, including Dorchester County, coastal Georgetown, and inland Colleton Counties remain under a tropical storm watch. Heavy rain, gusty wind, and isolated tornadoes are likely ...

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Tropical storm-force winds and heavy rain could develop on the Treasure Coast by early Thursday as Tropical Storm Helene is expected to approach the Gulf Coast as a major hurricane, meteorologists ...

A weather system is considered a tropical storm when its sustained wind speeds reach at least 39 mph. The storm is expected to linger in the Caribbean through the weekend and slowly move into the ...

16: WIND: Tropical storm conditions within the warning area are expected to diminish through late this afternoon. STORM SURGE: The combination of a storm surge and the tide will cause ...

Nevertheless, the Panama City to Gainesville region should prepare for at least lower-end tropical-storm-force wind gusts, which are also probable along most of the Florida peninsula Gulf Coast ...

Tropical storm watches were in effect ... Hawaii's Big Island Saturday night into Sunday. As the storm passes Hawaii, warmer ocean waters and low wind shear "could allow Hone to reach hurricane ...