The National Hurricane Center said the core of the storm was expected to pass near or just west of Niihau early Tuesday.

Powerful Hurricane Lowell made a rare direct hit on Hawaii Monday night, blasting the state's western islands with intense ...

Hurricane Lowell became the third storm in as many weeks to affect the Hawaiian Islands this week, drenching the western ...

The Hawaiian Islands rarely see significant hurricane damage, but they just experienced the effects of their second hurricane ...

There was extensive damage across Kauai, and crews were using heavy equipment to push trees and debris off the roads, said ...

The storm began to pull away from Hawaii early on Tuesday, but the threat of flash floods and landslides from lingering hurricane conditions remained.

A record-breaking 252-mph wind reading measured by a dropsonde launched from an NOAA Hurricane Hunter airplane during a mission into Hurricane Melissa has been verified, making it the strongest wind ...

Massive storms like Hurricane Katrina in 2005, which caused more than $100 billion in damage, were once considered lifetime events. Increasingly, however, they are becoming the norm: a direct result ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The incredible 252 mph peak wind gust measured in Hurricane Melissa as it approached Jamaica was verified this week. That wind ...

NORFOLK, Va. — The Saffir-Simpson scale: you've heard of it, you've even used it to talk about hurricanes with your friends and family. But how much do you really know about it? Each time you hear a ...