In late October 2023, Hurricane Otis unleashed devastation on Acapulco, Mexico, making landfall on October 25 as a Category 5 ...

Category 5: 157 mph or higher Catastrophic damage will occur: A high percentage of framed homes will be destroyed, with total roof failure and wall collapse.

FOX Weather Hurricane Specialist Bryan Norcross joins Weather Command to look back at Hurricane Andrew. It was one for the record books, devastating South Florida as a Category 5 hurricane.

Hurricane Kristy is the 11th named storm of the eastern Pacific hurricane season. The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30, while the Pacific hurricane season runs from May 15 ...

Florida Public Radio Emergency Network (FPREN) Storm Center | By Leslie Hudson Hurricane Season is officially over. In a season of firsts, the 2024 hurricane season had plenty. Seasonally, the 2024 ...

Hurricanes usually don’t hold their Category 5 strength for more than a day. This, according to weather experts, is usually due to eyewall replacement cycles, or when a new eye replaces the former.

And the most recent, Hurricane Michael in 2018 Hurricane Michael made landfall in the Florida Panhandle on Oct. 10, 2018, as a Category 5 storm, with maximum sustained winds of 161 mph.

Hurricane Dorian strengthened into a catastrophic Category 5 storm Sept. 1, 2019, packing 160 mph winds as it was about to slam into the Abaco Islands in the Bahamas.

These homes are built to be hurricane-resistant, crafted to endure even the strongest storms. OnX has built 700 homes in Florida, with 2,500 more under development in Florida.

HONOLULU (Island News) -- Satellite images show a warming circular eye for Hurricane Kristy, which has strengthened to a category 5 hurricane with an initial intensity of 160 mph.