A tropical rainstorm is forecast to strengthen while moving northward along the Florida Peninsula's Gulf coast this weekend, spreading rain, gusty winds and severe thunderstorms slowly northward.

WHAT IS CATEGORY 5? A Category 5 is the strongest hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Scale, bringing winds of 157 mph (252 kph) or higher, capable of causing catastrophic damage including the destruction ...

As Invest 97L approaches Florida this weekend, here's what to know about terms like "tropical depression" and "tropical storm ...

Even a low-end hurricane has winds stronger than your average severe thunderstorm during the heat of the summer. They can ...

The Saffir Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale (SSHWS), which rates hurricanes on a scale of 1-to-5 based on one-minute maximum ...

According to NOAA, hurricanes are at least 50,000 feet high and 125 miles across. The eye alone can range between 5 and 30 ...

There have been discussions about creating a "Category 6" hurricane in the Saffir-Simpson scale. Chief Meteorologist Jon ...

Already three named storms have been recorded, Tropical Storm Alberto, Major Category 5 Hurricane Beryl, and Tropical Storm ...

The wave has a 60% chance of development over the next seven days, and NHC forecasters say it could form into a tropical ...

Of these, the 1935 hurricane is considered the most powerful hurricane to hit Florida — as well the U.S. As its name suggests ...

Meteorologists are watching an area of disturbed weather that has a 50% chance of developing into a tropical cyclone within ...

Area of disturbed weather over central Atlantic is expected to interact with approaching tropical wave. Conditions are ...