Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tropical depression: Maximum sustained wind speed less than 63 km/h. Tropical storm: Maximum sustained wind speed more than 63 ...

Subtropical storms in the Atlantic Basin can occur one or more times each hurricane season, and are a mix of two different, familiar storm types. To explain subtropical storms, we need to start by ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – As Hurricane Erin continues to move along the East Coast, there are many differences when it comes to tropical storms. There are many different types of storms that can ...

It’s National Hurricane Preparedness Week. Here are the basics of hurricanes, plus a look at ways to be proactive, even with ...

Under the scale we use, they range from category 1 to 5. Category one tropical cyclones have sustained wind speeds from about ...

As one of the most destructive types of natural disaster, tropical cyclones have long been a key focus in disaster prevention and mitigation efforts. However, when tropical cyclones migrate into the ...

The central Pacific Ocean is in the midst of an unusual tropical cyclone outbreak, recording two concurrent named storms for the first time since 2015 and its first major (Category 3 or stronger) ...