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.

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

NEW ORLEANS — Hurricane Francine rapidly strengthened before making landfall in Louisiana on Wednesday, knocking out power ...

According to the National Hurricane Center, hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30 on the Atlantic coast. It runs from May 15 to November 30 on the eastern Pacific coast. Hurricanes ...

Warm water in the Gulf of Mexico helped quickly strengthen Hurricane Francine, creating danger for Louisiana residents rushing to buy supplies and secure their homes ahead of the storm's landfall ...

The first half of the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season was like living in upside-down world. East Coast summers are often hot and slow with little tropical activity until September. But this year ...

Sheriff of St. Mary Parish Gary Driskell stressed the importance for residents to watch local news and listen to officials as Hurricane Francine made landfall in Louisiana. Driskell said the area ...

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.

Atlantic hurricane activity is usually nearing its peak at this time of year, and it seemed as if this August would be no exception. Tropical waters are extraordinarily warm, and two hurricanes ...

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 ...

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 ...

And no deaths! No serious injuries! No unspeakable tragedies reported in hardest-hit Louisiana or anywhere else as formerly Cat 2 Hurricane Francine loses steam. All the rest is kind of par for ...