Every storm has a story, and many more have yet to be written. From each hurricane’s beginning, thousands of miles across the Atlantic, to their dramatic end on ...

Eighteen tropical storms developed in the Atlantic basin during the official five-month season, including 11 hurricanes. Two ...

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a flood watch for desert areas in southern California, southern Nevada, and northwestern Arizona, effective Wednesday, as heavy rain puts the region at ...

By analyzing data from the past 70 years, scientists discovered trends related to changing storm surge levels. The Southeast ...

"Storm surge" is defined as the abnormal water level that rises above the typical tide during a tropical event.

The National Hurricane Center uses the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale which estimates potential property damage using a ...

When you think about hurricanes, you probably envision intense wind and rain. However, storm surge is a destructive component ...

It may be listed in the historical records as an unnamed hurricane, but the 1991 storm that sank a boat off the Eastern Seaboard is better known as the “perfect storm.” ...