Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Neil Frank, a former head of the National Hurricane Center credited with increasing the country's readiness for major storms, died ...

RALEIGH, N.C. -- The peak of hurricane season is upon us and the tropics are as active as ever. Sept. 10 is historically the very middle and most active point in the annual hurricane season. This year ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Central America is getting pounded with rain and rainfall of 8 to 12 inches is possible over the northern Honduras over the next ...

Melissa was inching toward Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane early Tuesday -- the strongest a hurricane can get -- and was expected to bring "catastrophic winds, flash flooding, and storm surge" to ...

Hurricane Melissa is history, but its torrential rains and record-book-worthy Category 5 destructive winds spread damage through the Caribbean. USA TODAY reported that officials across the region said ...

WASHINGTON — Hurricane Melissa made landfall in south-western Jamaica early Tuesday afternoon, packing winds of 185 mph. It was the strongest hurricane to make landfall on the island since ...