A powerful hurricane is barreling toward Jamaica with anticipation that it will be the strongest storm to hit the Caribbean island in modern history. Hurricane Melissa began rapidly intensifying over ...

Tropical storms and hurricanes that move slowly near the coast or inland are among the most feared by forecasters. Sometimes these tropical cyclones may not have powerful wind speeds, but the threats ...

Editor’s Note, 6:18 p.m.: An updated forecast is available here. A slow-moving tropical wind and rainstorm is set to impact Staten Island with prolonged wind, rain, and coastal flooding concerns ...