Hurricane warning: Humberto is now Category 4 hurricane, state of emergency in South Carolina city, Florida coastline braces for tropical storm

Gradual strengthening into a tropical storm is expected by Sunday as the system runs parallel offshore of Florida's Atlantic coastline. Officials across South Florida, which has been saturated by rain ...
The Hill

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

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Hurricane Melissa went through rapid intensification on Saturday, jumping from a Category 2 to a Category 4 by early Sunday morning, the National Hurricane Center said. Melissa is ...
Yale Climate Connections

Major hurricanes in the Northeast are rare. Could climate change make them common?

A Category 4 hurricane making direct landfall on New York City could cause as much as $500 billion in insured damage.
ABC15 Arizona

What does a hurricane's 'category' mean, and how do meteorologists determine it?

With hurricane season in full swing, there's a lot of talk from meteorologists about hurricane "categories." What do they mean, and what do they tell us about a storm? It turns out, a hurricane's ...