Tropical systems tracked by the National Hurricane Center will be classified as depressions, tropical storms and hurricanes ...

The Gulf of Mexico coastline transformed into a bullseye for major storms, which have taken aim from Corpus Christi, Texas, ...

The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is used to rank hurricanes based on their sustained wind speeds. While the category ...

Overseeing safety for the more than 80,000 inhabitants of the Conch Republic — the nickname for the islands after denizens ...

Going into the 2025 season, NOAA’s outlook calls for 13-19 named storms, 6-10 hurricanes with 3-5 major hurricanes. A major hurricane is a tropical system with sustained winds of 111 mph or higher.

The list of 2025 Atlantic hurricane storm names has only one new name since the list was last used six years ago. The World ...

Forecasting storms and preparing the public requires coordination among labs, researchers, meteorologists, emergency managers and local officials.

When a hurricane causes extreme damage or loss of life, its name is retired from future use out of respect and to avoid ...

If some of this year’s names seem familiar, it’s because each year’s names are decided six years out by an international ...

There are 26 letters in the alphabet but only 21 are set aside each year for potential tropical storm and hurricane names in areas tracked by the National Hurricane Center. The names for the 2025 ...