U.S. shores are unlikely to see a direct hit, but a strong offshore hurricane can produce massive and dangerous waves well away from its center.

While Erin is expected to take a northward turn in the Atlantic, a new system off the coast of Africa has the National ...

Erin is a strong Category 3 hurricane, the National Hurricane Center said in its 8 p.m. ET update Sunday, with sustained ...

Although direct impacts to the U.S. East Coast aren't expected, North Carolina officials aren't taking any chances.

In the late evening of August 17, 1969, Hurricane Camille hit the Gulf Coast. It was a category 5 hurricane, with sustained wins of 175 miles per hour.