The Problem With the Hurricane Category Rating
After Helene, it may be time to rethink how to communicate the risks posed by storms, especially extreme rain.
Florida faces the daunting prospect of another strong hurricane
Still reeling from Helene, Florida could experience a major setback from a storm predicted to become Hurricane Milton.
Latest on Category 4 Hurricane Kirk: Friday, Oct 4 update from the National Hurricane Center
As per the National Hurricane Center's 11 am Friday update, Category 4 Hurricane Kirk is 975 miles east-northeast of the ...
Budding tropical rainstorm to target central, southern Florida with flooding
Even as Hurricane Helene was pressing toward the Florida coast, AccuWeather's team of expert meteorologists has been ...
CSU hurricane forecaster says conditions are ripe for more powerful storms like Helene
A CSU forecaster says the unusually warm water and atmospheric conditions that helped Helene become a powerful hurricane may produce more like it.
A hurricane hitting the Ship Channel could create huge problems for Houston. Here's how it prepares.
A direct hit from a hurricane to the Houston Ship Channel, home to the nation’s largest petrochemical field, eight container terminals and 200 public and private shipping facilities under the Port of ...
A tropical rainstorm coming to Florida could dump a foot of rain
For much of the southern and central Florida Peninsula, a broad 4 to 8 inches of rain, with localized totals of 12 inches, ...
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Hurricane Kirk strengthens into Category 4 storm in Atlantic, expected to bring swells to East coast
Forecasters say Hurricane Kirk has strengthened into a Category 4 storm in the Atlantic Ocean and waves from the system could cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions this weekend.
Helene leaves behind apocalyptic scenes, a humanitarian catastrophe that's still unfolding
Helene’s extreme floods have resulted in apocalyptic scenes. Some small towns were mostly leveled. Others are cut off from ...
Hurricane Kirk strengthens into a Category 4 storm and could bring dangerous surf conditions, forecasters say
Hurricane Kirk strengthens into a Category 4 storm and could bring dangerous surf conditions, forecasters say ...
Kirk strengthens to category 4 major hurricane, NHC says
Kirk strengthened into a category 4 major hurricane and large swells could reach the U.S. East Coast by Sunday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Thursday.