PORTLAND (WGME) --Wednesday marks 13 years since Hurricane Irene impacted New England as a tropical storm. Although Maine didn't take the brunt of the impact, it was still a major event in the state.

But meteorologists have warned residents to not let their guard down when it comes to storms in the Atlantic basin. AccuWeather forecasters are predicting "a major shift in the weather pattern ...

Storm shelters in South Mississippi will be opening to provide a safe space for residents evacuating ahead of potential severe weather from Hurricane Francine.

It’s a number attached to every hurricane, crucial to emergency response teams and city officials to mobilize preparedness: the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, characterized by five categories.

Tropical Storm Helene formed Tuesday morning in the Caribbean, and the National Hurricane Center forecasts it to move north and strike Florida as a major Category 3 hurricane on Thursday night.

Forecasters are calling for the last two weeks of September — typically one of the busiest phases of any given hurricane season — to reach normal levels of activity. In their two-week outlook ...

Expect an above-average hurricane season, forecasters say. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Hurricane season in the Atlantic ...

Hurricane Bill off the coast of the Northeast in 2009, Hurricane Irene in 2011 off of Florida and the Bahamas and Hurricane Ike in 2008 are all examples of cyclones where there was an uptick in ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season has entered a quiet lull with little to forecast on the map. An area of low pressure could form in a few days although, at this time ...

Peak hurricane season is upon us in Florida, when we soon can expect an increase in storm activity during this year’s “extremely active” season. September tends to be the busiest month for ...

Hurricane forecasters are watching a new potential storm as the Atlantic hurricane season motors past its halfway point. So far, the season hasn't logged an exceptional number of storms, despite ...