The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the weather service’s parent agency, has predicted between 13 and 19 ...

There could be a hurricane nearing the United States as the Fourth of July approaches. Over the past week, a Pacific storm has been gaining in strength, rising from a tropical depression into a ...

However, the disaster plan shows that officials on all levels were aware of the potential damage a powerful hurricane like Katrina -- which was a Category 3 when it made landfall in New Orleans ...