A map showing the salinity of the sea surface (the greener, the more saline) and the path of Hurricane Idalia, color-coded to show its category. Image: Lauren Dauphin, using sea surface salinity data ...

(WLUK) -- Hurricane Milton has been fluctuating between a Category 4 and 5 since Tuesday and it has the potential to become one of the most destructive hurricanes on record for West-Central Florida.

SOME SHOWERS DOWN TO OUR SOUTH. SO WE FOCUS MOSTLY ON MELISSA HERE BECAUSE BROOKE, WE NEVER HAVE REALLY SEEN SOMETHING THIS STRONG, THIS FAST. AS WE SAW MELISSA EXPLODE IN THE CARIBBEAN HERE. HOW DOES ...

In 2023, Hurricane Idalia and Hurricane Franklin became the first time two Category 2 storms were captured together on satellite imagery in the Atlantic basin since 1950. The rare occurrence got more ...

Zachary Handlos receives funding from the National Science Foundation. He is affiliated with the American Meteorological Society as the incoming chair of their Board on Higher Education. He is also an ...

Maintenance issues and staffing shortages caused multiple missed hurricane hunter missions between 2019 and 2024, impacting data collection for storms like Dorian, Lee, and Idalia. Senator Ted Cruz ...