Tropical cyclone: This reference applies to many storms that involve revolving clouds that are born out of the tropics and ...

Tropical disturbances are basically a cluster of thunderstorm clouds ... to twist and turn around the eye of the storm. A tropical storm becomes a tropical cyclone, or a hurricane, once sustained ...

The only difference between the terms is the location in which they occur. The term hurricane is used for Northern Hemisphere ...

The WP-3D Orion is part of the NOAA's Hurricane Hunter program. These aircraft are essentially flying laboratories, packed with instruments designed to gather high-resolution data in places where ...

At the very center of a hurricane is the eye: a calm, clear area typically 20–40 miles wide. Despite the chaos surrounding it, the eye can feature blue skies and light winds. This eerie calm is often ...

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

Tropical Storm Alvin formed in the the eastern Pacific Ocean on Thursday, May 29, becoming the first named storm anywhere in ...

The National Hurricane Center says no tropical cyclone formation is expected on May 31, a day before the start of the 2025 ...

The NBC 6 First Alert Weather Team has developed a handy guide to help South Floridians get ready to weather any storm.

While they may not reach us much up here in the Mid-Ohio Valley, hurricanes and tropical cyclones impact hundreds of millions of people worldwide.

It’s only a matter of time before the next Hurricane Milton is at our doorstep. But with our weather intelligence severely ...

An organized band or ring of cumulonimbus clouds that surround the eye ... a tropical cyclone. Because hurricane preparedness activities become difficult once winds reach tropical storm force ...