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USA TODAY spoke with National Hurricane Center Director Michael Brennan about what you should do to prepare for hurricane ...

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Tropical Storm Alvin has formed in the Pacific Ocean. Here's a look at the storm's projected path and spaghetti models.

Tropical systems tracked by the National Hurricane Center will be classified as depressions, tropical storms and hurricanes ...

Here's the latest as Tropical Storm Alvin forms and forecasters watch tropical disturbances in the Atlantic and Caribbean.

Nor’easter is about to impact New England ahead of Memorial Day weekend, bringing three inches of rain and up to 50 mph winds ...

The scale has been in use for decades and gives an idea about what kind of wind damage a hurricane can produce, but it says ...