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

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting an above-average Atlantic hurricane season from June 1 ...

Tropical systems tracked by the National Hurricane Center will be classified as depressions, tropical storms and hurricanes ...

The scale has been in use for decades and gives an idea about what kind of wind damage a hurricane can produce, but it says ...

The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is used to rank hurricanes based on their sustained wind speeds. While the category ...

"The 27 billion-dollar disasters in 2024 resulted in $182.7 billion in damages–higher than the average annual amount of ...

When a hurricane causes extreme damage or loss of life, its name is retired from future use out of respect and to avoid ...

FEMA denied North Carolina's request for the agency to match 100% of the state funds for Hurricane Helene cleanup, according ...

With estimated damages of $16.3 billion, Hurricane Charley became the second costliest hurricane in U.S. history at the time.

Hurricane Helene, arguably the worst natural disaster in state history, killed 107 and did an estimated $60 billion in damage ...

Estimated to cost $7 billion, the Galveston Bay Park Plan is a new storm surge defense plan that aims to protect the Greater ...

The 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season is officially off and running with Sunday marking the very first day of the season. Multiple factors go into determining our season, including El-Niño and La-Niña, ...