The longstanding hurricane rating system, the Saffir-Simpson Scale, only takes into account sustained wind speeds and not the ...

Hurricane Erin raced from a Category 1 to a Category 5 storm. If Erin keeps ramping up, is there a Category 6?

It's only the fifth named storm so far of the Atlantic hurricane season, still going down in the books as the first major ...

AccuWeather meteorologists are tracking two high-risk areas across the Atlantic basin that will contend to become the next ...

If a storm is a Category 3, 4 or 5, it is deemed a "major" hurricane due to the potential for "significant loss of life and ...

Hurricane Erin is tracking just off the U.S. East Coast and is expected to bring dangerous storm surge, coastal flooding and ...

An expanding Hurricane Erin is poised to bring rough surf and life-threatening waves to beaches from Florida from ...

Balmy temperatures and warm ocean waters make summer a very popular time of year. But the conditions that can make a day at ...

Hurricane Erin made headlines along the east coast of the U.S. this week, bringing high surf, rip currents, and coastal ...

Hurricane Erin is heading away from the United States, but heavy seas, crushing surf and strong rip currents will pose ...

Video shows a tidal storm surge enveloping homes along North Carolina's coast as Hurricane Erin moved through the Atlantic ...