Hurricane Erin has been downgraded to a Category 3 hurricane but is gaining in size and raising the risk of life-threatening ...

Hurricane Erin forced tourists to cut their vacations short on North Carolina’s Outer Banks even though the monster storm is ...

Evacuations were ordered beginning Monday on Hatteras Island on the Outer Banks, the thin stretch of low-lying barrier ...

Storms that ramp up so quickly complicate forecasting and make it harder for government agencies to plan for emergencies.

Hurricane Erin has strengthened into a Category 2 storm as it approaches Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, bringing heavy rains that could cause flooding and landslides.

The Galveston storm remains, by a wide margin, the deadliest weather disaster in U.S. history. At least 8,000 people died on September 8, 1900, with some estimates reaching 12,000. The island city on ...

Experts predict the storm will strengthen into a major hurricane, up to Category 3 status. Here's how travelers can prepare.

Hurricane Erin, a powerful Category 4 storm in the Caribbean, was forecast not to hit land, but brought dangerous waves to the U.S. East Coast.

The first Atlantic hurricane of the season is forecast to bring heavy rain and life-threatening surf and rip currents to the U.S. East Coast this week.

Hurricane Erin’s massive footprint battered Caribbean islands with heavy gusts and downpours Monday, as it threatened rip ...