The National Hurricane Center is leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance storm surge forecasts, a critical step ...

NORFOLK, Va. — There are five major hazards associated with hurricanes. The first is storm surge. Storm surge is the abnormal rise of water produced by a storm's winds. Storm size, central pressure, ...

BEAUMONT, Texas — Whether an area is on the east or west side of a hurricane can significantly impact the damage it experiences, according to Meteorologist Kerry Cooper, who broke down the science ...

Hurricane Florence is forecast to make landfall on Friday as a Category 1 storm, with winds between 74-95 mph. But what does that mean? Hurricanes are ranked according to the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane ...

Flooding is the greatest risk. Damaging winds and storm surge are also possible. A new tropical system may hit the Carolinas as a hurricane next week, bringing significant flooding with it. The system ...

Hurricane Erin, churning north in the Atlantic hundreds of miles offshore, is expected to trigger a dangerous storm surge and tropical storm conditions on Wednesday along North Carolina’s Outer Banks ...

OUTER BANKS, N.C. (WAVY) — Much of the North Carolina coast, including the Outer Banks, is under tropical storm and storm surge warnings as Hurricane Erin churns as a Category 2 storm. The tropical ...