Tropical Storm Erin, now spinning far out in the central Atlantic Ocean, could undergo rapid intensification into a powerful ...

Hurricane status is likely to be achieved soon as Erin continues to organize and strengthen. Once winds reach 74mph it will ...

The storm is expected to become a hurricane this week and a major hurricane this weekend. Here’s what we know about it.

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The Atlantic hurricane season is heating up, and meteorologists are on high alert as Tropical Storm Erin is poised for a ...

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Hurricane Iona has strengthened into a Category 3 storm far southeast of the Hawaiian Islands. The NHC is also tracking more in the Pacific.

Hurricanes are categorized 1-5 on the Saffir-Simpson Scale, based solely on their maximum one-minute sustained wind speed 10 meters above the surface. This categorization does not consider the radius ...

The hurricane reached maximum sustained winds around 125 mph on Tuesday, reaching Category 3 status on the Saffir-Simpson wind scale.