Most hurricanes take weeks to develop, but some hit the increasingly warm ocean waters and rapidly develop into monsters ...

We thought that an $880,000 investment would be worth its weight in gold - until October 10, 2018, when Hurricane Michael, a category 5 hurricane, ran us to the ground.

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. They have also built ...

Category 5: Sustained winds greater than 157 mph. Examples of Category 5 hurricanes that hit Florida include Hurricane Andrew in 1992 and Hurricane Michael in 2018.

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. NOAA/RAMMB/AFP/Getty Images ...

“This is a big deal," meteorologist Michael Lowry said. "For hurricane forecasting, this is the biggest hit that I've seen to our capabilities in a very long time.” ...

In Panama City, Fla., and Paradise, Calif., money poured in after natural disasters—squeezing some residents out. The dynamic is repeating across the U.S.

Mr. Lowry is a hurricane specialist and a storm surge expert for WPLG, the ABC television affiliate in Miami. As darkness descended on the Gulf of Mexico in October, a 1970s-era U.S. government ...