ORLANDO, Fla. – Hurricane Melissa has officially made more history. During a Hurricane Hunter mission a dropsonde measured a wind gust of 252 mph. After an extensive review process, the U.S. National ...

From Category 1 to Category 5, hurricane forecasters' famous rating system has become ingrained in the minds of millions of Americans from Texas to Maine. The scale, known as the Saffir-Simpson ...

“Dropsondes are small cylindrical devices that are used by organizations like NOAA to collect valuable information during extreme weather events like hurricanes or atmospheric rivers," an NSF NCAR ...

Human-caused climate change boosted the destructive winds and rain unleashed by Hurricane Melissa and increased the temperatures and humidity that fueled the storm, according to an analysis released ...

The National Weather Service (NWS) in Guam issued an extreme wind warning late Monday night that remains in place on Tuesday morning as Super Typhoon Sinlaku batters the U.S. territory with extremely ...

Severe weekend forecast: NWS warns of 90 mph gusts, heavy snow, and freezing rain in Southwest Alaska through Sunday morning. Travel safety risks: Drivers face slick roads, reduced stability from high ...