Storm surge is often the greatest threat to life and property along the coast during and after a hurricane. A number of ...

Estimated to cost $7 billion, the Galveston Bay Park Plan is a new storm surge defense plan that aims to protect the Greater ...

Category 4 and Category 5. The larger the storm, the wider its wind field and the greater the potential for damage. A hurricane's wind field also affects its storm surge. The higher the winds ...

∎ Beryl is now the earliest Category 4 hurricane on record ... likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip currents. The storm surge as the hurricane arrives on Monday may reach 6 to 9 ...

Tropical systems are categorized by wind speed, but experts say there's much more to the story when it comes to storm impacts ...

When a watch or warning is issued during hurricane season, you need to know the difference, regardless of what the threat or ...

Atlantic Hurricane Season is underway as of June 1. History says odds are against a Category 5 hurricane hitting Florida.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting an above-average Atlantic hurricane season from June 1 ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Most years we say it could happen here. In 2024, it did. The worst storms were Helene and Milton. Two storms just 13 days apart. They were very different hurricanes, devastating ...

when the Category 4 Harvey and Category 5 Irma hit, and killed more than 230 people. Experts are also raising concerns about a higher probability of rapid storm intensification near landfall ...