Hurricane Gabrielle strengthens to a Category 4 storm
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Northeast Florida is in for a late September warm-up this week, with heat indices soaring into the 100s — plus, the latest on Hurricane Gabrielle.
Of the September hurricanes that have hit Florida, most were Category 3 or stronger. No September hurricanes hit Florida five years since 2014. Four Category 5 hurricanes have made landfall in the United States, and three of those were in Florida.
After post-tropical cylone Erin moves out to sea and two other systems fizzle out, the tropics will take a short break. But forecasters warn that it’s far too soon to let your guard down
We've heard of tropical storms and tropical depressions, but what do these names mean? And when does a storm become a hurricane? We start with a tropical depression, a low-pressure area in the center of a group of thunderstorms. From a satellite, it doesn ...