Like Rafael, stronger storms with staying power that form late in the season often originate in the Caribbean Sea. Here's ...

Hurricane Rafael somewhat unexpectedly intensified but thankfully, it’s only stirring up the Gulf. The National Hurricane ...

Two storm systems collided in what's known as a "meteorological bomb" that hit the Great Lakes with a fury, creating the ...

was one of the highest ever recorded in North Carolina. As Hazel moved inland, it maintained hurricane-force winds well over 100 mph, with gusts up to 150 mph recorded near the point of landfall.

Hurricane Oscar, now downgraded to a tropical storm over Cuba, was the smallest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic ... "Even our most state-of-the art, highest fidelity global forecast ...

Fast-forward to Wednesday morning, and Rafael had intensified into a high-end Category 2 hurricane with sustained winds of ...