Melissa was inching toward Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane early Tuesday -- the strongest a hurricane can get -- and was expected to bring "catastrophic winds, flash flooding, and storm surge" to ...
Neil L. Frank succeeded the retired Robert Simpson as director of the National Hurricane Center in 1974. During his tenure, ...
Hurricane Melissa is moving toward Cuba after making landfall in Jamaica as one of the most powerful storms in the Atlantic Basin since records began 174 years ago, according to the National Hurricane ...
• Strongest storm this year: Melissa underwent extreme rapid intensification, strengthening to a rare Category 5 with winds of 175 mph and stronger gusts, making it the strongest storm on the planet ...
According to the National Hurricane Center's 11 p.m. Tuesday advisory, Today, there were many developments. Melissa changed into hurricane, before turning into a Category 5 hurricane. Then, it ...
WASHINGTON — Hurricane Melissa made landfall in south-western Jamaica early Tuesday afternoon, packing winds of 185 mph. It was the strongest hurricane to make landfall on the island since ...
Neil Frank, a former head of the National Hurricane Center credited with working to increase the country’s readiness for major storms, has died ...
The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, which officially ended Nov. 30, delivered near-normal activity but stood out for its sharp contrasts.
Dr. Frank was part of our KHOU 11 family for more than two decades. He was a pioneer in hurricane forecasting.