Shanghai was brought to a standstill on Monday by what authorities say was the strongest typhoon to directly hit the Chinese ...

inland flooding and powerful wind gusts spanning Alabama to Florida. But that wasn’t the end of its impact. The Category 3 hurricane was most notable for its unprecedented tornado outbreak.

Since the 1970s, hurricane wind strength has been measured using the Saffir-Simpson scale, with categories from 1 to the most intense, 5, packing winds 157 mph or higher. Now with storms that ...

Hurricane Dorian - the most powerful storm to hit the Bahamas since records began - has left widespread devastation, at least 43 dead and many more still missing days after the storm passed.

It’s probably because we’ve been through so many that people only care if it’s a major one. Anything category two or less, ...

Even as Tropical Storm Francine forms into a hurricane, meteorologists are questioning the lull in seasonal activity since ...

You have probably heard that Sept. 10 is the peak of Atlantic hurricane season, but what is the most common day for a hurricane landfall in the United States? Analysis by AccuWeather's data science ...

The short answer was no — at least, not that scientists could detect. Despite early hints of success, they concluded in the ...

Puerto Rico is still recovering from Hurricane Maria -- nearly seven years after the powerful Category 4 storm caused ...

Most recently, Hurricane Sally made landfall near Gulf Shores, Alabama, in 2020. Prior to that, Hurricane Ivan hit nearly the same location on Sept. 16, 2004, and Hurricane Floyd in 1999 was ...