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 ...

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.

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

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.

MIAMI — Hurricane Kirk was a Category 4 major hurricane on Thursday, and waves from the system could cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions this weekend along the U.S. East Coast ...

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.

Any hurricane with wind speeds greater than 157 mph is a Category 5 storm. The Saffir-Simpson scale's co-creator, Robert Simpson, shared why the scale wouldn't be increased to include higher than ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – As of Tuesday morning, Hurricane Milton is a Category 4 storm, but it spent part of Monday as a Category 5 storm, the highest possible on the Saffir-Simpson strength scale ...

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.