Most hurricanes take weeks to develop, but some hit the increasingly warm ocean waters and rapidly develop into monsters ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Hurricane Helene is now predicted to reach Florida as a Category 4 hurricane, part of a frightening forecast of 130-mph winds and high storm surge that brings a dire scenario ...

Hurricane Kristy strengthened into a Category 5 storm Thursday night before weakening back into a Category 4 storm, with rapid weakening expected throughout the day Friday, according to the ...

Key Background. Milton is expected to arrive less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene, a major Category 4 storm, hit Florida on Sept. 26. Helene was the hardest hit for the Tampa Bay area from a ...

After undergoing rapid intensification, Erick made landfall on Mexico's Pacific coast on Thursday as a Category 3 hurricane.

In a Category 4 hurricane, winds are between 130 and 156 miles per hour. In a Category 5, the exceed 157 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center.

MEXICO CITY — Hurricane Kristy strengthened into a Category 4 storm in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday and was expected to remain away from land as it churns in the Pacific Ocean, forecasters said.

Helene is dumping rain across the Southeast, after coming ashore as a powerful Category 4 storm. Abnormally warm water in the Gulf of Mexico helped it rapidly intensify and suck up moisture.

After surging to Category 4 in less than a day, Erick hit Mexico as a Category 3 hurricane. The NHC is tracking 4 waves, including one in Caribbean.

It was initially a Category 5 storm before weakening to a Category 4 just before landfall at Cayo Costa. Ian had maximum sustained winds of 150 mph. There were more than 140 deaths attributed to Ian.