"Historically, storms have been named for a long time, but haphazardly and after the fact. For example, an Atlantic storm ...

Hurricane names are typically retired and removed from prepared lists because "a storm is so deadly or costly that the future ...

According to the NHC, the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, developed in 1971 by civil engineer Herbert Saffir and ...

It also marks the first time in 20 years that three or more Category 5 hurricanes have developed over the Atlantic Basin in ...

Hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones are all the same tropical storms, distinguished only by their geographical formation.

The death toll is growing as Hurricane Melissa crosses Cuba and heads for the Bahamas a day after making landfall in Jamaica ...

Melissa’s sluggish pace could see it dump a lot of rain in one place. Jamaica and Haiti are likely to see the most.

Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a Category 4 storm as it churned northwest through the Caribbean Sea on Sunday.

See how NOAA and U.S. Air Force “hurricane hunters” fly directly into powerful storms to collect critical weather data.