The Atlantic hurricane season began June 1, and experts report we could see several powerful storms before the season ends on ...

The strongest hurricane to ever make landfall in North Carolina was Hurricane Hazel, which made landfall in Oak Island — then ...

You’ve heard of the Richter scale for earthquakes. The Saffir-Simpson scale for hurricanes. But here’s one you probably haven ...

Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco asked President Bush to declare an emergency for her state Tuesday ahead of Hurricane Rita's arrival somewhere on the Gulf Coast. Earlier, Blanco declared a state of ...

The National Hurricane Center uses the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale which estimates potential property damage using a ...

Internet rumors to the contrary, not a tropical depression will be stirring in the Gulf and Caribbean for another week or more.

The Atlantic Hurricane season officially begins Sunday, providing those of us along the Gulf Coast with a little something ...

The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale classifies hurricanes based on their maximum sustained wind speed, and rates their ...

Storm surge is a dome of water that is pushed ashore by the oncoming hurricane’s winds. Storm surge and large battering waves ...

WWAY chief meteorologist Lee Haywood delivered a sobering remark when discussing hurricanes that have struck the Cape Fear ...

When does a tropical depression become a tropical storm? And when does a tropical storm become a hurricane? What's the ...