Hurricanes are classified on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, which ranks storms based on their sustained wind speeds ...

The tropics are quiet nearby but busy far away. Being quiet near by doesn't mean that tropical rains won't arrive.

When the 24/7 breakfast restaurant Waffle House boarded up locations in the path of Hurricane Helene—most notably in ...

Residents and businesses in Southwest Virginia will be eligible for direct federal emergency relief as they recover from ...

Hurricane Agnes devastated our area with flooding back in 1972. More recently, our area got flooding from hurricanes Irene ...

Big waves from hurricanes like Irene in 2011 or Superstorm Sandy last October or even nor’easters like one that ...

If your Waffle House still serves waffles, things may not be so bad after all. But if it’s closed - buckle up, it’s time to ...

Between reports of looting, piles of garbage and dead animals on the beach, some say it’s too soon for the general public to ...

As Hurricane Helene batters the Florida coastline, New Yorkers are preparing for the storm's local impact. On Thursday, ...

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin joined WTOP on Tuesday to discuss the recovery efforts in the state so far with Shawn Anderson and Anne Kramer.

Heavy rainfall and severe flooding are hammering inland communities across the Southeast. Hurricane Helene crashed ashore ...

The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is a system that rates hurricanes from 1 to 5, based on their sustained wind speeds.