Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 storm, struck Jamaica in late October 2025, causing significant destruction and resulting in at least 95 fatalities across the Caribbean. With maximum sustained winds ...
Hurricane Melissa, the Category 5 storm that ripped through Jamaica and caused catastrophic damage, is now tied for the strongest hurricane to ever form in the Atlantic Ocean.
High above Earth's surface, GOES-18 and GOES-19 are the current pair of operational geostationary satellites monitoring the Western Hemisphere, orbiting in the GOES West and GOES East positions, ...
The National Hurricane Center is tracking five disturbances in the Atlantic. All have a low chance of developing over the next seven days. One system in the Gulf of Mexico has a 30% chance of ...
After a merciful lack of hurricanes in the U.S. and an unusually quiet Gulf of Mexico, the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season wasn’t too memorable in Louisiana. But the season will be remembered for ...
Quiet time is over in the tropics. The National Hurricane Center is tracking a broad area of low pressure in the Caribbean Sea that could become a tropical depression late this week or over the ...
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - The Hurricane Hunters based at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi track more than just hurricanes. The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron operates year-round, flying atmospheric ...
The National Hurricane Center is expanding its use of artificial intelligence tools to enhance hurricane tracking and intensity forecasts. The 2026 hurricane season will begin on June 1, 2026.