hurricanes and tropical storms

The odds that a storm system moving up the East Coast becomes Tropical Storm Irma have decreased, but it is still expect to bring rain, winds and rough surf to Ocean City.

Tyus Bowser of Ravens said it’s “kind of mind-blowing” to see Houston overwhelmed by rain, floods.

Tropical Storm Irma is likely to form Monday off the Carolinas, bringing rain to Maryland and Delaware beaches.

Maj. Donald Ells had heard reports of flooding around Nichols, S.C. But when Ells, an aerial photographer in the Maryland Wing of the Civil Air Patrol, flew over the hurricane-ravaged town this week, he saw it was almost completely submerged.

Hurricane Matthew is forecast to pound Haiti with winds of up to 130 mph and as much as 40 inches of rain, potentially heading up the Eastern Seaboard after

Tropical Storm Hermine brought minor flooding to Ocean City as the storm stayed further offshore than expected, but waters could rise Monday as it churns over the Atlantic.

Tropical Storm Hermine is forecast to become a hurricane Thursday and strike the Florida panhandle by early Friday morning.

After thinking that the Labor Day weekend weather was going to be near perfect, things are a little more unexpected thanks to Tropical Storm Hermine.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Prediction Center indicates it's likely that four to eight hurricanes will develop during this

A quickly developing tropical cyclone in the middle of the Atlantic has become Hurricane Alex, the first hurricane to form in January since 1938.

The long-term benefits of building a stronger coast will far outweigh initial costs when it comes to protecting communities, sustaining wildlife and lessening the financial impact of damages resulting from future intense storms.

In less than 24 hours, Hurricane Patricia strengthened from a tropical storm to a Category 5 juggernaut, the strongest cyclone the National Hurricane Center has ever measured.

The myna birds on the radio and teevee today kept using phrases to the effect of THE WAY IT'S TRACKING NOW IT'S GOING RIGHT UP THE CHESAPEAKE BAY, because that's exciting, to think about how Hurricane Joaquin could shoot right into the Bay and create a storm surge and stuff and destroy and flood everything, right? And you can say whatever you want about "Tracking," right? It's all Theoretical. It could happen! There are all these Computer Models, and you can see all these different paths the

The Maryland Emergency Management Agency and the National Weather Service have reported that the forecasted track of Hurricane Joaquin has shifted since Thursday, which should significantly reduce expected rainfall totals.

Harford County may be out of Hurricane Joaquin's cone of uncertainty for now, but residents are still gearing up for a very wet and windy weekend.

The National Weather Service now predicts that Hurricane Joaquin will remain offshore as it travels north, but the mid-Atlantic is still poised for heavy rain and wind over the weekend into that may cause school cancellations or delays.

Hurricane Joaquin arrived in the Bahamas Thursday, and forecasters say the Baltimore region will see heavy rain starting Friday, but exactly how the growing storm will affect Maryland remains unclear.

It's been a rain-soaked week in Carroll County, with some areas experiencing flooding Tuesday and Wednesday and more rain expected Friday and Saturday — and all that was before a Hurricane came knocking: Even as the path of category four strength cyclone Joaquin remains uncertain, state and local officials are preparing for the worst out of an abundance of caution.

Baltimore County government and public school officials said Friday they are monitoring Hurricane Joaquin but holding off on taking major emergency preparedness steps until they see which way the storm is headed.

There is one model that stands out from the rest in predicting Hurricane Joaquin will never turn toward U.S. coastline -- and it's the same one that for days called Superstorm Sandy's drive into the New Jersey shore.

As Hurricane Joaquin spins in the Atlantic, here's a list of things to do before, during and after a hurricane, according to the Maryland Emergency Management Agency.

With early forecasts suggesting Hurricane Joaquin will come charging up the Chesapeake Bay by Monday, officials are clearing storm drains, repeatedly consulting meteorologists and issuing calls to prepare for the worst of what is still a wide range of scenarios.

The impending weather this coming weekend could bring an end to a three decade run for the Mount Airy Fall Festival.

A decades-long period of heightened hurricane activity in the Atlantic could be coming to an end, meaning fewer storms could make landfall on the East Coast, according to research published Monday.

Tropical Storm Erika is no longer a threat to Florida, dissipating into a wet but weak low-pressure system over Cuba on Saturday, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Tropical Storm Erika has formed on the heels of what was briefly Hurricane Danny, headed for the Caribbean's Leeward Islands and possibly reaching the Florida coast as a hurricane early next week.

A UC Irvine professor returns to New Orleans, the city he grew up in and fled at the first possibility, 10 years after Katrina devastated the region.

A day after reaching hurricane status, Hurricane Danny is a major storm with maximum winds of 115 mph, according to data from an aircraft survey of the cyclone.

The fourth named tropical cyclone of the Atlantic hurricane season has formed about midway between Africa and South America, headed toward the Caribbean.

The remnants of Tropical Storm Bill are forecast to bring heavy rainfall and storms overnight Saturday, dampening at least the start of Father's Day around Baltimore.

The first tropical storm of the young hurricane season (but the second of the year) is likely to form within the next day or two in the Gulf of Mexico.

U.S. government forecasters are predicting at least half a dozen tropical cyclones will form in the Atlantic this year, though it's possible El Niño will prevent any of them from becoming major hurricanes.

The National Hurricane Center predicts a 60 percent chance a cyclone will form off Florida's Atlantic coast by the end of the week.

The National Hurricane Center is watching for an area of low pressure that forecasters give a 30 percent chance of becoming a subtropical storm within the next five days.

One team of hurricane forecasters is predicting the quietest storm season since the 1950s and 1960s because of El Niño, which can inhibit tropical cyclone formation.

The West Baltimore home of a defunct century-old book publisher that once commanded offices in Chicago and San Francisco will go on the auction block Wednesday — a casualty of Hurricane Katrina, technological change and even the "For Dummies" instructional book series.

It was around this time last year that a Baltimore-based relief agency provided emergency assistance to the Philippines after a catastrophic typhoon killed thousands and ravaged large swaths of landscape.

A tropical cyclone named Gonzalo became the year's sixth hurricane as it moved through the Virgin Island on Monday afternoon.

A NASA Goddard-led mission to study why some hurricanes strengthen and others fall apart will embark on its last venture over the Atlantic this weekend – though, as has been the case for much of the past few years, there won't be much to explore.

A tropical cyclone named Edouardo on Sunday strengthened into the fourth hurricane of the 2014 season, but it's not forecast to strike North America.

Cristobal reached hurricane status late Monday, and though the storm is expected to stay clear of land, National Hurricane Center forecasters warned of dangerous rip currents expected up the East Coast.

Tropical Storm Cristobal is following much the same path as Hurricane Bertha took, expected to stay well off the Atlantic coast as it heads north, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Bertha, the Atlantic's second named storm of the season, became the second to reach hurricane status as well Monday morning.