Forecasters know what to name this first storm of the season if it grows, but its fate in crossing the Atlantic Ocean may already be sealed.

This is the fourth consecutive year without a named tropical system before the season's official start on June 1.

A cluster of thunderstorms in the Eastern Pacific Ocean has put the National Hurricane Center on notice, as the region is now ...

July is a unique month in the Atlantic hurricane season. It can be a forgiving month for the U.S., a month when storms begin to form farther away, temporarily lessening the risk closer to home.

Hurricane Erick lashed communities along the southwestern coast of Mexico on Thursday with destructive wind and torrential ...

Storm surge is the deadliest and most destructive force in tropical cyclones, often responsible for the majority of ...

While the Pacific hurricane season is running about a month ahead of schedule, the Atlantic basin is off to a slow start.

No major hurricane on record had struck before August on the Pacific coast of Mexico until Erick did so on this mid-June Thursday as a category 3, after peaking as a 145 mile-per-hour (mph) category 4 ...

Powerful Hurricane Erick made landfall in Mexico's southern state of Oaxaca early Thursday as a major hurricane before moving ...

Hurricane Erick made landfall in Mexico's southern state of Oaxaca early Thursday as a major hurricane before moving inland ...

Scientists have warned that Erick could become the most intense hurricane along the coast this early in the season.

The system is expected to generate severely destructive winds as the core makes landfall in Mexico on Thursday.