The Galveston storm remains, by a wide margin, the deadliest weather disaster in U.S. history. At least 8,000 people died on September 8, 1900, with some estimates reaching 12,000. The island city on ...

Hurricane Erin will likely become even larger as it churns past the Bahamas, avoiding land but raising the risk of high winds and flooding hundreds of miles away along North Carolina beaches.

Powerful Hurricane Erin to bring high seas, big waves, rip currents and rough surf as it moves between the United States and ...