Erick rapidly intensified from a 40 mph tropical storm on June 17 into a Category 4 hurricane by midnight on June 19. Six ...

Hurricane Erick made landfall Thursday morning on Mexico’s Pacific Coast as a powerful Category 3 storm, according to the US National Hurricane Center (NHC).The storm came ashore in the western state ...

Hurricane Erick, which rapidly intensified overnight, made landfall Thursday morning on Mexico's Pacific Coast as a powerful ...

Hurricane Erick is forecast to become a major hurricane — a Category 3 or higher — by tonight, before it reaches Mexico, the National Hurricane Center said on Wednesday.

Heavy rainfall, life threatening floods, mudslides and “dangerous” storm surge are expected to accompany the storm. The ...

As ocean surface temperatures continue to set record highs around the world, hurricanes have been able to develop more ...

In this episode of “Kristen’s Classroom”, Meteorologist Kristen Currie talks about commonly-used words and phrases heard during hurricane season.

As climate change continues to alter the landscape with more intense weather patterns, some scientists argue that a new ...

You’ve heard of the Richter scale for earthquakes. The Saffir-Simpson scale for hurricanes. But here’s one you probably haven ...

The National Hurricane Center uses the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale which estimates potential property damage using a ...

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