The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has concluded that Hurricane Melissa was stronger than initially recorded, tying it for ...

Hurricanes are measured on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, which runs from Category 1 up to Category 5. According to The Weather Channel, the scale was developed in the 1970s by Miami ...

With less than three months until the start of a new hurricane season, the National Hurricane Center is wrapping up some of ...

A just-released final report from the National Hurricane Center included two staggering wind statistics from what was already ...

Hurricane Camille had the highest wind speed at landfall at an estimated 190 miles per hour when it struck the Mississippi coast as a category 5 storm in 1969. The actual wind speeds at landfall will ...

The World Meteorological Organization has retired the name Melissa from its Atlantic basin naming lists after the Category 5 ...

The already dangerously powerful Category 5 hurricane Melissa surged up to 180 mph maximum sustained winds with gusts over 210 mph Tuesday morning, Oct. 28, according to an update from the National ...

Hurricanes, tropical cyclones and typhoons are all destructive windstorms, but how do they differ from one another? Learn more.

Hurricanes can be one of the most destructive forces of nature. When these deeply powerful storms make landfall, they can cause widespread devastation for coastal communities. If you're a surfer, ...

NOW ATTEND THE FIRST DEVASTATING IMAGES AND VIDEO OUT OF JAMAICA. AFTER FEELING THE WRATH OF MELISSA. DOWNED POWER LINES, BUILDINGS DESTROYED AND OFFICIALS WONDERING WHERE TO BEGIN. THE MAJOR ...

Houston's windiest season begins well before hurricane season. Here's why March is so windy, how strong gusts can get and ...