The National Hurricane Center uses the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale which estimates potential property damage using a 1 to 5 rating depending on the sustained wind speed of a specific ...

NHC map of most-likely arrival time of tropical-storm-force winds (main) and NHC map of Rafael's forecast cone (inset). The colors on the wind speed map represent the likelihood that the area will ...

The map is a fascinating representation of the protection geography and meteorology gives the millions of people who live in the mid-Atlantic region.

Map showing wind speed probabilities as calculated by the NHC. The storm is expected to hit Tampa on Wednesday. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER 'You Will Die' Authorities and weather experts have warned ...

Tropical systems are categorized by wind speed, but experts say there's much more to the story when it comes to storm impacts.

You often hear meteorologists talk about categories of storms. Here's what different storms can do at different categories.

Milton’s explosive increases in wind speed and intensity and drops in pressure Monday were a classic example of how a hurricane works in a low wind-shear environment.

Climate change increased the maximum wind speeds of every Atlantic hurricane that formed this year, scientists have found. All 11 storms intensified between 9 and 28 miles per hour under the ...

Disturbing Heat Map Shows Where Hurricane Milton Is Getting Its Terrifying Strength If warmer ocean temperatures persist, we could be looking at more active hurricane seasons—and more disasters ...

The National Hurricane Center on Wednesday released its tropical cyclone report for Hurricane Helene.

Rescue teams plucked Florida residents from the flotsam of Hurricane Milton on Thursday after the storm smashed through coastal communities where it tore homes into pieces, filled streets with mud ...

When a hurricane sets its sights on Florida, storm-weary residents may think of catastrophic wind, hammering rain and dangerous storm surge. Mounds of sand swallowing their homes? Not so much.