No matter how perfect conditions may get, a hurricane can only get so strong. At least that’s what the science says. Milton, which blew up into a Category 5 hurricane Monday and kept going, is pushing ...

When Hurricane Lee’s barometric pressure went off a cliff on Thursday, dropping an astonishing 61 millibars in 18 hours, winds jumped from a relatively modest 80 miles per hour in the early morning to ...

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 ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica – With Hurricane Melissa's rapid intensification, the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season has produced three Category 5 hurricanes, which hasn't happened in a single season for 20 years.

Category 5 Hurricane Erin around sunset Saturday, August 16, 2025. Credit: NOAA/CIRA. Hurricane Erin dazzled forecasters over the weekend, putting on a spectacular show of strength rarely observed, ...

METEOROLOGIST GRIFFIN HARDY IN FOR PARELLA LEWIS THIS MORNING. CLOUDY SKIES OVER THE UPSTATE THIS MORNING AFTER THOSE SHOWERS AND STORMS THAT WERE PRETTY LOUD IN GREENVILLE LAST NIGHT AT AROUND NINE, ...

Hurricane Melissa put on a rare show overnight, tipping the scales as a Category 5 hurricane by the predawn hours Monday while drifting only about 100 miles south of Jamaica over the deep, warm waters ...

In less than a day, Hurricane Milton has rapidly intensified over the southern Gulf of Mexico. It is now a strong Category 5 storm, having grown from a little Category 1 hurricane. Milton is predicted ...