Hurricanes

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Hurricane Florence Shifts Course, Will Make a 'Grand Tour' of Southeastern States

By Mindy Weisberger published

Hurricane Florence is changing course, according to new models released today.

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'Nightmare' Hurricane Florence Poses Far-Reaching Dangers

By Laura Geggel published

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Hurricane Florence: Photos of a Monster Storm

By Jeanna Bryner published

Hurricane Florence strengthened into a Category 4 storm, with maximum sustained winds reaching 140 mph (220 km/h). Here's a look at the monster storm as it heads toward the U.S. East Coast.

When this image was captured by cameras outside the International Space Station, the morning of Sept. 10, Hurricane Florence had maximum sustained winds reaching 115 mph. The ISS was flying about 255 miles above the storm when the video (still shown here)

Will Hurricane Florence Strengthen into a Rare Category 5 Storm?

By Stephanie Pappas published

Hurricane Florence will be a dangerous storm regardless of wind speed.

A Hurricane-Hunting Plane Flies Straight Through Florence's Eye, Captures Harrowing Video

By Mindy Weisberger published

What does a hurricane's eye look like from the inside?

People walk down a flooded street as they evacuate their homes after the area was inundated with flooding from Hurricane Harvey on August 28, 2017 in Houston, Texas.

If You Stay Put During Hurricane Florence, Be Ready for Challenges After the Storm

By Ali Mostafavi last updated

New Eye Means Hurricane Florence May Get Stronger Before Slamming into the US

By Mindy Weisberger published

Hurricane Florence's eye wall has grown since yesterday.

The probability (with magenta being the highest probability) that Hurricane Florence will reach tropical-storm-force winds.

'Atmospheric Brick Wall' Steers Hurricane Florence Toward US East Coast

By Laura Geggel published

If the hurricane makes landfall, this so-called brick wall will likely play the villain again.

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'Life-Threatening Situation' Expected on Gulf Coast As Gordon Is Forecast to Strengthen into a Hurricane

By Laura Geggel published

Hurricane Lane Bears Down on Hawaii

By Rafi Letzter published

Hurricane Lane is nearing Hawaii from the southeast, and the first tendrils of the storm have already reached the Big Island.

Hurricane Lane dominates the Pacific Ocean in this photo from the International Space Station by NASA astronaut Ricky Arnold taken on Aug. 22, 2018 as the Category 4 storm approached Hawaii.

Hurricane Lane Looms Over Hawaii in These Astronaut and Satellite Photos

By Meghan Bartels published

Government weather satellites are watching closely as a massive storm called Hurricane Lane threatens Hawaii.

Hawaii is seen from space, all alone in a big ocean.

Hawaii Faces Huge Hurricane: Why That's So Rare

By Rafi Letzter published

A very big storm is coming for Hawaii, an island state that's largely avoided encounters with major cyclones in recent memory.

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Hurricane Lane, a Monster Category 4 Storm, Barrels Toward Hawaii

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

Damaging winds could hit the Big Island as early as this afternoon.

A lizard clings to its perch while being blown with hurricane-force winds.

Death-Defying Lizards Fly Off Sticks During Leaf-Blower Wind Experiment

By Colin Donihue published

Only the strongest survive.

Active Hurricane Season Ahead, NOAA Says

By Mindy Weisberger published

Will hurricane season in 2018 be as intense as last year's?

A photo taken on September 20, 2017 shows San Juan in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. Six months later, the U.S. territory is once again without power.

The Entire Island of Puerto Rico Just Lost Power Again — Here's Why

By Rafi Letzter published

The entire island of Puerto Rico is without power again, 210 days after its grid first collapsed during Hurricane Maria on September 20, 2017.

Here, a ground-based lidar captures researchers within a mangrove forest in Ten Thousand Islands in southwest Florida, displaying much finer detail on the ground than available from the air.

Hurricane Irma Turned the Everglades into a Tree 'Graveyard,' NASA Lasers Reveal

By Megan Gannon published

There were mass tree casualties.

The eye of Super Typhoon Maysak looms large in an image taken by European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti on board the International Space Station August 7, 2017.

Why Do Hurricanes Have Eyes? Scientists Still Don't Really Know

By Rafi Letzter published

A new paper offers the most complete model yet of how a hurricane gets its eye.

The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite on the Suomi NPP satellite captured this image of Ophelia approaching the Azores on Oct. 13, 2017.

Hurricane Ophelia on Rare Course Toward Ireland, U.K.

By Andrea Thompson published

Hurricane Ophelia, the 10th hurricane of the blockbuster 2017 hurricane season, is on an unusual course toward Ireland and the U.K.

NOAA GOES-16 satellite captured this image of Hurricane Maria as it made landfall on the Caribbean island of Dominica on Monday evening (Sept. 18).

'Don't Let Your Guard Down': Atlantic Hurricane Season Isn't Over Yet

By Andrea Thompson published

After a series of monster hurricanes made September the most active month on record for the Atlantic, the basin has quieted down, though likely not for long.