The National Hurricane Center's 8 p.m. Wednesday update reported that there were numerous changes. Melissa became a Category 3 hurricane, before devolving to a Category 2 hurricane. Then, it was ...

Deep ocean hot spots packed with heat are making the strongest hurricanes and typhoons more likely—and more dangerous. These ...

Hurricanes are currently categorized on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, which rates storms on a scale of 1-5 based ...

With hurricane season in full swing, there's a lot of talk from meteorologists about hurricane "categories." What do they mean, and what do they tell us about a storm? It turns out, a hurricane's ...

Hurricane Melissa caused catastrophic damage in Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba, the Bahamas, and Dominican Republic. It was a high-end Category 5 hurricane, and one of the strongest hurricanes to make landfall ...

When Hurricane Melissa slammed into Jamaica on October 28, it showed just how devastatingly powerful a Category 5 hurricane can be—and then some. It will be weeks before experts can truly assess just ...

Hurricane Melissa made a second landfall in Cuba on Wednesday morning after devastating Jamaica as one of the most powerful hurricanes on record. FOX 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg said Hurricane ...

The Atlantic hurricane season produced a normal number of storms, compared to more frequent storms in recent years. But the storms that did form were huge.

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in eastern Cuba as a Category 3 storm early Wednesday after bringing violent winds and heavy rainfall to Jamaica, where it made landfall as a Category 5 storm Tuesday.

Intense hurricanes now require that the Caribbean and Florida strengthen homes with smarter design, stronger connections and ...

Hurricane Season View of Hurricane Humberto at 11:12 AM ET, Saturday, September 27, 2025, from the International Space Station. Credit: U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander Jonny Kim HAVANA — The first ...