Hurricane Melissa is now a Category 5 storm as it begins a catastrophic, multi-day strike on Jamaica with life-threatening flash flooding, landslides, destructive winds and storm surge. Melissa's ...

A record-breaking 252-mph wind reading measured by a dropsonde launched from an NOAA Hurricane Hunter airplane during a mission into Hurricane Melissa has been verified, making it the strongest wind ...

Editor's Note: Hurricane Melissa continues on its path. See the latest update for Wednesday, Oct. 29. Hurricane Melissa continued to wreak a punishing path of damaging winds and rain across the island ...

For the latest information on Hurricane Humberto, visit the National Hurricane Center's website. It is not expected to impact South Florida, meteorologists say. As of late 5 a.m. Monday, Humberto's ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Since 1971, hurricanes have been rated using the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale (SSHWS). Researchers at the University of Florida say this scale needs to be updated because ...

Editor's note: Follow USA TODAY's updates about Hurricane Kiko for Friday, Sept. 5. Hurricane Kiko is spinning over the Pacific Ocean as a major Category 4 storm on Sept. 4. In an 11 a.m. ET update, ...

The storm is expected to make landfall in Jamaica on Monday or Tuesday. Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a Category 4 storm as it churned northwest through the Caribbean Sea on Sunday, taking a ...

“Dropsondes are small cylindrical devices that are used by organizations like NOAA to collect valuable information during extreme weather events like hurricanes or atmospheric rivers," an NSF NCAR ...