Hurricane Melissa explodes into Category 4 storm, expected to hit Jamaica

Tampa, Florida (WFLA) – Hurricane Melissa saw rapid intensification on Saturday, jumping from Category 2 to Category 4 by early Sunday morning, the National Hurricane Center said. Melissa is moving west very slowly, only about 3 mph, and is now 110 miles south of Kingston, Jamaica, and 280 miles southwest of Guantanamo, Cuba. It is … Read more

Hurricane Humberto strengthens to Category 5, Tropical Depression 9 expected to strengthen

Tamba, Florida (WFLA– Hurricane Hamberto is strengthening to category 5. At the same time, tropical depression is expected to strengthen nine into a tropical storm on Saturday night or early on Sunday. The heavy rains continue on parts of the east of Cuba and the Bahamas. The National Hurricane Center predicts that the storm will … Read more

Hurricane Lorena intensifies off the western coast of Mexico as Kiko travels over open waters

Miami – Hurricane Kiko intensified a major hurricane in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday at the same time as Hurricane Lorina on the coast of Baja California in Mexico. Kiko rose to Category 4 on the scale of the winds of Safir Simpson with the maximum sustainable winds of 130 miles per hour (215 km … Read more

20 years later, woman who fled Hurricane Katrina thankful to call Colorado home

Parker, Colorado (KDVR) – Twenty -year -old celebrated on Friday since Hurricane Katrina has fallen in Louisiana, causing damage to more than $ 120 billion and taking the lives of more than 1,000 people. Some of those who fled New Orleans are still praying Colorado home after two decades. New Orleans marks the twentieth anniversary … Read more

Hurricane Katrina: 20 Years After the Storm with Robin Roberts — GMA co-anchor returns to Gulf Coast in ABC News special

In August 2025, another hurricane dominated the expectations of the main headlines from the coast to the coast, but this was not just a hurricane, and this was not another story of the participant “Good Morning America”, Robin Roberts. On Friday, it represents 20 years since Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast, which destroyed many … Read more

Remembering Hurricane Andrew 33 years ago

Austin (KXAN) – 33 years ago on this date (August 24), Hurricane Andrew achieved a decline as a major storm of Class 5 in Dade County, which is located in southern Florida, with the maximum sustainable winds of 165 miles per hour and one of the minimum central pressure of 922 milligue, according to what … Read more

Hurricane Erin forecast: Category 4 storm will create dangerous surf along US coast

Miami – Hurricane is stronger and largest Hurricane Irene from the Caribbean Sea region, and he was expected to create a dangerous browsing and rupture along the American East Coast this week. It was re -included in a 40 -category storm with a maximum of 130 miles per hour (215 km per hour) sustainable winds … Read more

Erin strengthens into the Atlantic season’s first hurricane

The fifth time is magic? After many speculation and many rounds of excessive ghost storm in the virus on social media, the Atlantic Ocean has its first hurricane of the year: Irene. Irene strengthens the first -category hurricane with sustainable winds of 75 miles at Friday morning, more than 400 miles east of the Liward … Read more

Tropical tracker: Timeline of the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season

This story is part of the KXAN data center, as the numbers help tell the entire story.We have created many stories that rely on data and databases on topics including weather, climate, politics, education, sports and growth in Texas. Each story is in KXan Data Data Center It is updated when new data is available. … Read more

Kristen's Classroom: Hurricane season lingo

Austin – “Buzzsaw”, “Fish Storm”, and “Infium Effect” are all terms that you may hear meteorologists who use it during the hurricane season. But what do they mean? Below is a list of official (informal) words and phrases used to describe storms and tropical systems. “Buzzsaw”: A metaphor used to describe a strong or destroyed … Read more