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Hurricane Forecasts: What You Should Know

Hurricane forecasts have some caveats that might not appear on a graphic, including the meaning of a storm's winds, landfall ...
Have you noticed how many hurricanes starting with the letter "I" have been terribly destructive lately? It turns out there's ...
The letter “I” has the most retired tropical systems of any letter since 1954. This is mainly due to the time in the season when the 9th named storm (i.e., the “I”) rolls ...
As Hurricane Humberto rapidly gains strength over the Atlantic, have you ever wondered how tropical storms acquire their ...
Names alternate between masculine and feminine, and the pool was chosen to reflect the diversity of the Atlantic basin by drawing from the English, Spanish, and French languages. The lists skip Q, U, ...
Just hearing the names of these hurricanes brings to mind scenes of destruction in New Orleans, New York City and North Carolina, respectively. But it’s more than putting a human name to a powerful ...
A storm is given a name when it could cause medium or high impacts in one of the three partner countries, according to Met ...
As Tropical Storm Imelda’s track shifts farther east, its effects will continue to impact South Florida and the Bahamas throughout Monday, while Hurricane Humberto remains to its east as an intense ...
Tropical Storm Imelda grew stronger as it slogged through the Bahamas on Monday projected to become the season’s next hurricane, but its effects on Florida were diminished, according to the National ...
Hurricane Imelda on Wednesday took aim at Bermuda forecast to pass by the island close to Category 2 strength, according to the National Hurricane Center. As of the NHC’s 5 a.m. advisory, Imelda had ...
Hurricanes Imelda and Humberto are spinning in the western Atlantic and churning up dangerous surf, rip currents, coastal flooding and beach erosion along the United States’ East Coast.Bermuda – now ...