A record-breaking 252-mph wind reading measured by a dropsonde launched from an NOAA Hurricane Hunter airplane during a mission into Hurricane Melissa has been verified, making it the strongest wind ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: Getty Images The United States is now about three months away from the start of the Atlantic hurricane season. This ...

Vibrant, seething wind roars through this deeply atmospheric track, its layered swells mimicking the relentless battering of hurricane gales against a battered coast. The roar builds from ...

Wind alone does not account for all hurricane-related fatalities. Storm surge and rainfall do as well. Yet the current warning system—the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale—measures a storm's ...

Hurricane winds are a major contributor to storm-related losses for people living in the southeastern coastal states. As the global temperature continues to rise, scientists predict that hurricanes ...