Hurricane Helene is rapidly "accelerating" toward Florida's Panhandle, according to a 4 p.m. ET update from the National ...

The last time a Category 4 storm made landfall in the United States was Hurricane Ian, which came ashore along the southwest Florida coast in September 2022. It caused 150 deaths in the state, most ...

The hurricane scale classifies storms based on wind speeds and predicts potential impacts, which can help people prepare for ...

Have you thought about how to prepare and protect your car ahead of Helene? Here's what AAA recommends to do before, during Thursday's landfall ...

Hurricane Helene is expected to make landfall in Florida later today and has been strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane ...

Hurricane Helene is expected to strengthen and bring intense flash flooding as well as life threatening storm surge.

The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale was developed in 1971 and unveiled to the public in 1973. Here’s a look at the system ...

This scale – officially known as the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale – is a rating based on maximum sustained wind speed, which ranges from 74 to 157 mph, or higher. But it's important to note ...

A hurricane is a rotating low-pressure weather system that converts the energy of warm air into winds and waves. Hurricanes ...

One weather-modeling system has predicted a Category 5 hurricane—the strongest possible level, with winds over 155mph.

Officials have begun ordering evacuations in parts of Florida on Tuesday as the U.S. Gulf Coast prepares for significant ...