Hurricane Kate (1985): Kate formed northeast of Puerto Rico on Nov. 15, traveled east through the Keys and then curved north before hitting the Florida Panhandle as a Category 2 storm.

The average date for the first tropical storm of the eastern Pacific season is June 10, according to the National Hurricane Center. If a storm forms soon, it would be well ahead of the historical ...

A GFS model run from Sunday evening shows the potential for a strong tropical storm or a Category 1 hurricane (centered at the red "L") in the Gulf on Friday evening, June 13.

Remarkably, a fourth tropical storm over the span of fewer weeks might form by mid-June. AccuWeather hurricane experts are highlighting yet another area for potential development between June 13-15.

SAVANNAH, Ga. — As the third named storm to emerge during November, Tropical Storm Sara serves as a reminder that the Atlantic hurricane season hasn’t quite ended. Sara formed in the western ...

The hurricane center said Tuesday afternoon that Hurricane Kirk had formed about 1,070 miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands and had maximum sustained winds around 75 mph, making it a Category 1 storm.

A tropical depression becomes a named tropical storm once its sustained wind speeds reaches 39 miles per hour. When its winds reach 74 mph, the storm officially becomes a hurricane.

On July 31, NASA's TRMM satellite saw Tropical Storm Gil intensifying and the storm became a hurricane. NASA's Aqua satellite and NOAA's GOES-15 satellite captured views of Gil on Aug. 1 as it was ...

Why hurricane wind speeds don't tell the full story Tropical systems begin as tropical depressions, which are areas of low pressure with wind speeds of up to 38 miles per hour. When those winds ...

First, let's start with how such storms are defined. Hurricanes are tropical cyclones with sustained winds of more than 74 mph (119 km/h) that develop east of the international date line.