They sound like polar opposites. But a few times in history, a hurricane has evolved into a snowmaking storm. This early 19th ...

There is also a danger to those in its path: The Fujiwhara effect has major implications for forecasting, and could alter a storm's track unpredictably, making it harder to warn communities in its ...

Hurricane forecasts have some caveats that might not appear on a graphic, including the meaning of a storm's winds, landfall and its impacts.

Tropical Storm Jerry formed on Tuesday, the 10th named storm of the Atlantic season. Forecasters expect it to become a ...

Scientists point to Hurricane Helene as an example of how human-caused climate change is behind extreme weather events and of how severe storms no longer primarily impact coastal communities. They are ...

The 1928 hurricane, the second deadliest in U.S. history, devastated Palm Beach County, killing an estimated 3,000 people. The hurricane, a Category 4 storm, brought 150 mph winds and caused ...

A combination of weather factors and geography helped make it one of the most brutal storms in the modern history of hurricanes.

Here is what the scale means: The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale was first developed in the early 1970s by Herbert Saffir, a consulting engineer who lived in Florida, and Dr. Robert Simpson, who ...

Names are retired if they are so deadly or costly that the future use of the name would be inappropriate for reasons of ...

The most recent example of the Fujiwhara effect was in 2023, when Tropical Storm Philippe absorbed the nearby Tropical Storm Rina. According to the hurricane center’s storm report, there were no ...