As meteorologists watch the tropics during the quiet winter months, a different kind of signal is drawing attention. The ...

The NOAA pilots and scientists flying aboard hurricane hunter aircraft into Hurricane Melissa’s 185-mile per hour winds are not being paid during the government shutdown, the National Oceanic and ...

Hurricane Melissa first flooded southwestern Haiti before slamming into Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane on Oct. 28 with sustained winds of 185 mph and even stronger gusts. Melissa then barreled over ...

This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Ethan Murray is a postdoctoral researcher at NOAA's ...

Hurricane Melissa's wind gusts reached a record-breaking speed shortly before the storm made landfall in the Caribbean last month, according to data recorded during the deadly event. The data was ...

The Air Force Reserve’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, not NOAA, flew into the December 2025 atmospheric river that caused historic flooding in Western Washington. Earlier this week, we ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, aka NOAA, is predicting an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season this year. According to NOAA's season prediction, which was released May 22, ...

The Atlantic hurricane season happens at the same time every year. It’s from June 1st to November 30th. But what’s different ...

An image of the NOAA October hurricane activity chart, showing that activity can still occur in the second half of the Atlantic hurricane season. (Courtesy of NOAA) Driving through Orlando in the ...

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 ...

The National Weather Service has issued a high-wind warning for parts of the Lone Star State as gusts up to 70 mph are ...