Hurricane forecasts are a lifesaving tool for coastal residents during the summer and autumn months. Vast storms swirling around the Atlantic Ocean can turn toward shore with high winds, dangerous ...

West Palm Beach, FLA. (WPEC) — Humberto is still battling wind shear, which is keeping it from strengthening quickly. Most of the storm’s thunderstorms are wrapped around the eastern side, while the ...

Hurricane Imelda is nearly on top of Bermuda as a Category 2 storm that forecasters have warned is expected to bring potentially destructive weather to the British territory.

Hurricane Kiko, currently located about a bit closer to Hawaii than Mexico, could be steered close to the Hawaiian Islands by the middle of the week, and if the track shifts a bit farther south, it ...

MIAMI -- Hurricane Kiko intensified into a major hurricane in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday at the same time Hurricane Lorena geared up to lash the coast of Mexico's Baja California. Kiko surged to ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Since 1971, hurricanes have been rated using the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale (SSHWS). Researchers at the University of Florida say this scale needs to be updated because ...

A University of South Florida researcher and a team from the Netherlands are proposing a new way to measure hurricane severity. Jennifer Collins had been studying evacuation patterns when she saw ...

For the last few years, I have opined about the inadequacy of the Saffir — Simpson scale for conveying the full impacts of hurricanes. Harvey (2017), Milton (2024) and Helene (2024) are examples of ...