When we talk about hurricanes, the first number you usually hear is wind speed. That makes sense. Wind is what tears off roofs, knocks down trees, and turns debris into dangerous missiles. Wind kicks up waves and pushes storm surge onto beaches.

The National Hurricane Center is leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance storm surge forecasts, a critical step towards saving lives during hurricane events. This initiative, a collaboration with the Oceanic Atmospheric Administration and Google DeepMind,

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.

Heavy rain and storm surge will lead to flooding along a portion of the southern Atlantic coast of the United States for a time this week as Tropical Storm Imelda, will bring drenching downpours and gusty thunderstorms to parts of the southeastern U.S ...

Recovery efforts are ongoing three years after Hurricane Ian struck Florida. The storm, which made landfall on Sept. 28, 2022, brought a storm surge as high as 15 feet. Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel, and Pine Island were among the hardest-hit communities.

Hurricane Melissa made landfall on Cuba early Wednesday with catastrophic winds, flash flooding and storm surge expected on the island, forecasters said.

As of the 2 p.m. advisory, Tropical Depression Nine turned into Tropical Storm Imelda. A tropical storm watch has been posted for Florida’s east coast from Jupiter to just south of St. Augustine. Alex Forbes said model confidence has increased in the ...

After it lashes the Caribbean this weekend, there’s still uncertainty about where the storm will go next. Here are the scenarios, one day at a time.