A storm becomes a hurricane when maximum sustained winds reach at least 74 mph. Hurricanes are rated on a scale ranging from ...

Hurricane Imelda upgraded from a tropical storm to a Category 1 hurricane in the North Atlantic on Tuesday morning.

Although the start of October means a Texas landfall by a hurricane becomes less likely, floods triggered by Pacific storms still pose a threat.

Hurricane Gabrielle rapidly strengthened into a major hurricane Monday in the central Atlantic but was forecast to remain away from land, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. Gabrielle's maximum ...