Here are some of the worst hurricanes to strike the United States before July 15, well before the peak of hurricane season.

Using NOAA data, Stacker summarized the last 100 hurricane seasons in the Atlantic Basin. See which years and storms broke records over the last century.

Most hurricanes take weeks to develop, but some hit the increasingly warm ocean waters and rapidly develop into monsters within days or even hours.

Most hurricanes take weeks to develop, but some hit the increasingly warm ocean waters and rapidly develop into monsters within days or even hours.

The Atlantic hurricane season’s first storms of the year have been short-lived rainmakers. Current conditions suggest July ...

Aside from Tropical Storm Andrea forming and fading in less than 36 hours in the far Northern Atlantic, the start of the hurricane season has been tranquil. That’s not unusual by any means.

1924: The first Category 5 on record - Recorded storms: 11 - Hurricanes: 5 - Category 3 or higher hurricanes: 2. Hurricane records date back to 1842, and 1924 was a first for the record books: An ...

Using NOAA data, Stacker summarized the last 100 hurricane seasons in the Atlantic Basin. See which years and storms broke records over the last century.