NEW YORK — An unusual interaction of two tropical storm systems — maybe even a rare dance — could happen soon in the Caribbean. If it does, it would lessen the mess and maybe even shield the Carolina coast from a wet embryonic tropical system chugging that way.

The Fujiwhara Effect causes two nearby tropical cyclones to orbit around a common center, sometimes altering their predicted paths.

Hurricane Erin slowly moved northward on Tuesday triggering rough surf and dangerous rip currents along the East Coast. Erin threatened the East Coast and rip currents as the large and growing storm moved on a projected path up the Atlantic Ocean, the ...

While Hurricane Humberto continues to strengthen out in the Atlantic Ocean, it's not the storm that poses the most danger to U.S. shores.

The forecast track shows Imelda remaining a tropical storm as it heads north offshore of Florida. Once it reaches parallel to Cape Canaveral, FL, it’s expected to turn right out into the Atlantic, potentially strengthening to a Category 1 hurricane. The trend south will keep the worst of the wind and rain out over the open waters.

Westchester and Connecticut's Sound Shore neighborhoods are under coastal flood advisories Thursday, Aug. 21, through Saturday, August 23 as Hurricane Erin's storm surge causes elevated water levels along the East Coast. The National Weather Service issued ...

What does the Pacific Northwest sound like to you? Is it the tide rolling over a rocky beach? The wind across the Palouse? Or maybe a ferry horn echoing across the Puget Sound? On Soundside, we occasionally ask field recordists about THEIR iconic sounds of ...

Flying through a hurricane sounds insane—because it is. But for NOAA’s Hurricane Hunters, it’s just another day at work. From manually flying through magenta radar zones to keeping a perfect 210-knot balance in turbulent chaos,