Powerful hurricanes have shaped coastal communities for centuries, leaving behind destruction that can alter entire regions.

El Niño is typically associated with a less active hurricane season but damaging storms do hit regardless of its ...

An aerial view shows destroyed buildings following the passage of Hurricane Melissa, in Black River, St. Elizabeth, Jamaica. As a Category 5 storm, Hurricane Melissa left a path of destruction across ...

Hurricane Milton is approaching Florida as a Category 4 storm with sustained maximum winds of around 155 mph. It is expected to weaken before it hits, likely becoming a strong Category 3 at the time ...

An arctic blast will force lows to levels not seen in the Naples area since April. The NWS is calling for two cold fronts to hit Southwest Florida this week, with the first steering Hurricane Melissa ...

Hurricane Melissa intensified Tuesday as it crawled toward Jamaica, where officials and residents braced for catastrophic winds, flash flooding and landslides from the Category 5 storm, one of the ...

Hurricane Melissa, with sustained winds of up to 185 mph and gusts of more than 200 mph, is riding the momentum of a low barometric pressure that ranks among the most powerful in recorded storm ...

(Ricardo Makyn/AFP/AFP) Melissa could be the worst hurricane Jamaica has experienced since recordkeeping began -- but some residents on the Caribbean island say they will believe it when they see it.

Here's a look at the most powerful storms to hit the US mainland. Few weather events can cause as much damage and destruction as hurricanes. From Andrew to Katrina, the memories remain of communities ...