Hurricane Preparedness Week runs from May 3-9 and focuses on a different topic each day. Day 1: Know your risk from water and wind associated with a hurricane. Here's how to find out whether you live in an evacuation zone and,

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 Hurricane Wind Scale, is a rating based on the storm's maximum ...

The National Weather Service is predicting a below-normal hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean this year, partly due to warming waters from an expected strong El Niño. This hurricane season, which begins June 1 and continues through Nov.

One of the biggest storms to hit the island nation in decades, Kong-rey made landfall on Thursday, with 184-kilometer/hour wind speeds, floods and mudslides leading to at least one death and 73 injuries,

Emporia is facing an increased risk of severe weather Monday, with a strong possibility of thunderstorms, severe winds and heavy flooding.