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WHEN WE TALK ABOUT A CATEGORY FIVE STORM, JUST TO REMIND THE PUBLIC, HURRICANE ANDREW THAT HIT HERE IN SOUTH FLORIDA IN 1992, I BELIEVE WAS A CAT FIVE, AND THAT REALLY CHANGED EVERYTHING. THAT’S HOW ...

Any hurricane can leave unexpected wreckage behind, but there are levels to just how strong a storm can be. As meteorologists continue monitoring Ian, they expect it to become a major hurricane before ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Erin weakened to a Category 3 hurricane on Sunday, its outer bands lashing the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, as forecasters warned of a growing risk of life-threatening ...

Erin remained a dangerous Category 3 storm with winds of 125 mph early Sunday, after rapidly intensifying into a Category 5 hurricane on Saturday — one of the five earliest Category 5 storms on record ...

As Florida prepares for a major hurricane storm to strike the Big Bend area, what kind of damage could a storm of that magnitude cause? Meteorologists monitoring Hurricane Helene expect it to become a ...

After a somewhat of a quiet start, the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season is fully underway as Hurricane Ian makes its way toward the U.S. The storm is expected to make landfall on Florida's west coast or ...