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.

The Sir Christopher Wren Building at William & Mary is the oldest college building still standing in the United States and the oldest of the restored public buildings in Williamsburg. It was ...

September 2024 A button-up shirt may be your closet’s stealthiest chameleon, equally at home in a blue-chip law firm, an oonz-oonz dance club, and a Sunday farmers market. But this undeniable ...

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 ...

In tropical storms, location matters when it comes to what damage to expect – especially if you're on the "dirty" side of a hurricane, where winds can be up to 50% stronger. Hurricanes can be ...

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 ...

AccuWeather has issued an updated forecast for the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, and the forecast is better than the "explosive" season predicted in March. But that doesn't mean Florida or the U ...

It's all quiet on the hurricane front this weekend as the National Hurricane Center reported no named storms, a Labor Day rarity for the Atlantic Basin. The respite could be short-lived ...