Is it safe to travel to Jamaica during Hurricane Melissa – and what should I do if I’m trapped on holiday there? - The Jamaican government has closed its international airports until further notice ...

According to the NHC, the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, developed in 1971 by civil engineer Herbert Saffir and meteorologist Robert Homer Simpson, is a rating of 1 to 5 based on a hurricane's ...

Hurricane Melissa rapidly intensified into a Category 5 storm, the third of the 2025 Atlantic season. This "rapid intensification," where storms quickly strengthen, is becoming more common due to ...

Conditions remain quiet in the tropics, with no activity expected for the next seven days. But don't let your guard down yet.

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

November is the final month of hurricane season, but just because it's at the end doesn't mean hurricanes won't strike the Gulf states.

Recent storms and hurricanes passing the N.C. coast have pounded area beaches with heavy surf, causing significant erosion ...