Atlantic Hurricane Season is underway as of June 1. History says odds are against a Category 5 hurricane hitting Florida.

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

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

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

The costliest hurricane to impact the U.S. was Hurricane Katrina (2005), which caused an estimated $201.3 billion in damage.

After a slow June and July, Hurricane Debby became the first storm to make landfall in 2024 on Aug. 5. Making landfall in Steinhatchee, the Category 1 storm brought winds of 80 mph, and drenching ...

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

Hurricanes churn the ocean, triggering plankton blooms, oxygen shifts, and major changes in marine ecosystems.

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

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

It’s now been eight months since Category 4 Hurricane Helene hit South Carolina and Georgia, and we’re still far from ...

Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida's Big Bend region as a Category 4 hurricane on Sept. 26, 2024, with winds of 140 mph. Just 13 days later, Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida as a ...