or Hurricane Irma (2017), have flirted with the idea of needing a “Category 6.” But the Saffir-Simpson scale tops out at Category 5 because, at that level, damage is already considered ...

The season, which runs from June 1 to November 30, is estimated to dish out between 13 and 19 total named storms, with six ...

Going into the 2025 season, NOAA’s outlook calls for 13-19 named storms, 6-10 hurricanes with 3-5 major hurricanes. A major hurricane is a tropical system with sustained winds of 111 mph or higher.

Senate Bill 180, which primarily focuses on hurricane recovery and emergency response, would also allow up to 900 new developments over the next 10 years in the Florida Keys through a small change in ...

The budget was passed by a vote of 6-3, with all three Republican members voting against it. But, the potential for a catastrophic storm like Hurricane Irma in 2017 is always at the back of residents' ...

Hurricane names Beryl, Helene and Milton were retired by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) from its Atlantic basin ...

Atlantic hurricane season officially began on Sunday, June 1st, and is poised to be another exceptionally active period, with AccuWeather meteorologists predicting a near-to-above-average number of ...

Last year, Tropical Storm Debby hit the Palmetto State coast and Hurricane Helene pushed inland from Florida's Gulf Coast, ...

Since the turn of the century, major hurricanes hitting the U.S. have had one key feature in common. Location. The Gulf of ...

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

A new report examines the growing financial and social costs of increasing hurricane risk, with special attention to areas of the U.S. that are not as prepared to weather these storms.

Hurricane Helene, which landed in September as a Category 4 hurricane, dumped more than 30 inches of rain on parts of the Southeastern U.S. and swept away children and grandparents, killing 176 ...