That's a leap of about two categories on the Saffir-Simpson scale, which measures hurricane strength and potential damage from 1 to 5. "Rapid intensification occurs when a tropical storm or ...

So a growing number of meteorologists are calling for a different way of categorizing and quantifying the destructiveness of ...

Meteorologist Darius Mack explains Hurricane Milton and the factors that contributed to the system's extreme rapid increase ...

Some experts argue that we need a Category 6 classification for hurricanes with wind speeds exceeding 192 mph.

Data from a NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate that Milton has strengthened to a major hurricane. The maximum sustained ...

About 7,000 customers in Marion County are out of power, as of 6:46 p.m., according to Find Energy. Of those customers, 4,301 ...

While multiple hurricanes that made landfall in the U.S. peaked at Category 5, only four storms on record have done so at that intensity.

Let’s dive into some of the frequently used words and phrases that are on repeat during this busy week of hurricane season.

Hurricane Milton is closing in on Florida’s west coast, packing torrential rainfall and a destructive storm surge that could ...

Even a relatively weak hurricane can cause major damage and many deaths if it hits a vulnerable community or damages a key ...

Hurricane Milton is predicted to hit Florida's Gulf Coast as a Category 4 storm. Get to know the Saffir-Simpson wind scale and its hurricane levels ...

On the forecast track, the center of Milton will move across the eastern Gulf of Mexico today, make landfall along the west-central coast of Florida late tonight or early Thursday morning. As of 8 a.m ...