Tropical systems begin as tropical depressions, which are areas of low pressure with wind speeds of up to 38 miles per hour. When those winds strengthen and reach between 39 and 73 miles per hour, the ...

The first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season is also one of the largest, fastest-growing hurricanes in recorded history. Hurricane Erin, which reached hurricane-force winds Friday, grew to a ...

Hurricane Melissa set a new world record for the highest wind gust ever recorded at 252 mph. The storm made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane, killing at least 90 people. Melissa's path ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hurricane Melissa was already one of the most powerful hurricanes ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean—and now scientists have ...

Hurricane Melissa's wind gusts reached a record-breaking speed shortly before the storm made landfall in the Caribbean last month, according to data recorded during the deadly event. The data was ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Sunday afternoon, Hurricane Gabrielle formed in the Atlantic. National Hurricane Center forecasters said at 5 a.m. Monday that ...

The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30. There are 21 predetermined storm names for 2025, with a supplemental list if needed. Hurricanes are categorized from 1 to 5 based on ...

Erick — the fifth named storm of the 2025 Eastern Pacific hurricane season — made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in southern Mexico's Oaxaca on Thursday before later being downgraded to a tropical ...

Hurricane Melissa was a strong Category 4 on Oct. 26, as it lingered near Jamaica. It has since become a Category 5 storm. Update, Oct. 27: This article was originally published Oct. 26. It has been ...

Hurricane Melissa was already one of the most powerful hurricanes ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean—and now scientists have confirmed a new way it neared superlative status. Newly released data show ...