Atlantic Hurricane Season is underway as of June 1. History says odds are against a Category 5 hurricane hitting Florida. What to know.

You could argue the back-to-back hurricanes we had last year (2024) − Helene and Milton − combined added up to a Cat 5, but that's not how it works. More: Hurricane season is almost here.

What about Category 5 hurricanes in outside of Florida? There's only be one. Hurricane Camille in 1969. Camille had sustained winds of more than 170 mph when it hit Mississippi on Aug. 17, 1969.

Hurricane Erick formed Wednesday in the Pacific Ocean on a forecast track to bring heavy rain, strong winds, storm surge and possible mudslides to southern coastal Mexico, ...

A hurricane watch was in effect Tuesday for southern Mexico as a tropical depression in the eastern Pacific gained strength. The depression was likely to become a tropical storm later ...

The storm was downgraded slightly before making landfall, from a powerful Category 4 to a Category 3. While slightly reduced ...

Hurricane Erick, which rapidly intensified overnight, made landfall Thursday morning on Mexico's Pacific Coast as a powerful ...

Catastrophe losses, particularly from California wildfires, weighed on Q1 results, but Arch Capital still posted underwriting ...

Unlike one year ago, this June has been dead quiet in the Atlantic. Our deeper dive examines whether this is unusual and ...

"They say if you want to go through a Cat 5 hurricane at NOAA, come fly with Mac, it'll happen. I've flown through like eight, I think eight Cat 5 now and that's a lot for anybody," said McAlister.

Colorado State University’s forecast for above average activity this season remains unchanged in its regular June update. The report, issued June 11, maintains the university’s prediction first made ...