Kristy starts to weaken in Pacific after becoming a powerful Category 5 hurricane
The National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Kristy has rapidly intensified into a major hurricane, and the storm is now forecast to reach Category 5 strength as it pulls farther away from the coast ...
How is feedback going on National Hurricane Center's experimental 'cone of concern?' What to know
It's still early, but with three hurricanes making landfall in Florida this year, the new cone is making clear how far inland ...
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New proposed hurricane rating scale would improve hurricane warnings by considering more factors
The Saffir-Simpson Scale rates hurricanes on winds. The new proposed scale being devloped by Jennifer Collins. professor in ...
Is Category 6 needed? As storms intensify, how we talk about hurricanes may change
After Hurricane Helene devastated mountain towns in Appalachia and Hurricane Milton followed with winds reaching upwards of ...
Hurricane Oscar Heads to Cuba After Making Landfall in Bahamas
Hurricane Oscar made landfall on Great Inagua Island in the Bahamas and is forecast to strike in eastern Cuba on Sunday ...
How accurate is hurricane forecasting? Meteorologists explain.
Meteorologists' confidence on storm prediction is measured by "forecast uncertainty," according to the NOAA. Storms that are ...
Oscar tracker: Follow tropical storm's path as it heads toward the Bahamas
Tropical Storm Oscar is expected to move near the southeastern and central Bahamas Tuesday, according to the National ...
Tropical Storm Oscar tracker: Follow storm's path after making landfall in Cuba
"Some additional weakening is likely while Oscar moves across the mountainous terrain of eastern Cuba, but Oscar is forecast ...
Project Phoenix was simulation, not proof Hurricane Milton was engineered | Fact check
Project Phoenix did not “map out” a plan to engineer Hurricane Milton, nor was the storm itself engineered. Hurricanes cannot ...
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Hurricane Helene spun up to Category 4 in just days. What is 'rapid intensification'?
That's a leap of about two categories on the Saffir-Simpson scale, which measures hurricane strength and potential damage from 1 to 5. "Rapid intensification occurs when a tropical storm or ...