A hurricane is a type of tropical system that forms either in the Atlantic or Pacific ocean, on either side of North America. These storms can range in size from small tropical wind storms to massive hurricanes. There are three steps to categorizing a ...

Hurricane Melissa is on track to pass through the southeastern islands of the Bahamas, which are sparsely populated compared to the islands in the north of the archipelago. The two islands that are in the storm’s direct path, Crooked Island and Long Island, have a total population of just a few thousand people.

As of Sunday, Hurricane Dorian was classified as a Category 5 storm with sustained winds of 185 mph and gusts, forecasters say, that could reach an astonishing 220 mph. The National Hurricane Center ranks tropical cyclones, or hurricanes, as category 1-5 ...