Florida spared wrath of Hurricane Melissa, record-breaking storm

The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season was quiet for Florida, but Hurricane Melissa set records and caused 95 deaths, including two in Florida.

Tropical Cyclone Horacio becomes monster Category 5 storm

Horacio is spinning in the remote South Indian Ocean. It's a reminder that the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season is only three ...

Is Cat 5 Tropical Cyclone Horacio hint of 2026 Atlantic hurricane season?

Horacio became the world's first Category 5 tropical cyclone of 2026 Monday, with winds hitting 160 mph over the southern ...

What will the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season look like? See first look

As the first Category 5 tropical cyclone of 2026 passes, here's an early outlook on what the Atlantic hurricane season could ...
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Hurricane? Cyclone? Typhoon? Here’s the difference

WASHINGTON (AP) — Typhoon Kalmaegi has killed at least 114 people in the Philippines with even more missing and then hit Vietnam Friday. A second typhoon, Fong-Wong, is forecast to hit the Philippines ...

Hurricane Melissa is now tied for the strongest in the Atlantic Basin on record

Hurricane Melissa was a Category 5 Atlantic hurricane that made landfall in Jamaica on October 28, 2025, causing catastrophic ...

Bomb cyclone threatens East Coast, violent tornado hits southern Illinois

A fast-developing bomb cyclone is threatening the East Coast with yet another severe round of winter weather. CBS Boston chief meteorologist Eric Fisher has the forecast. Then, Tom Hanson has more ...