ORLANDO, Fla. — Hours before the Hurricane Milton made landfall on the west coast of Florida, something was brewing to the east: a historic outbreak of tornadoes, the most in a single day in the ...

The National Hurricane Center now lists Hurricane Milton as one of the strongest hurricanes on record in the Atlantic Basin.

When a storm is particularly powerful, destructive or deadly, the name is “retired” from the rotating list, meaning it will never be used again.

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has officially retired the names Beryl, Helene, and Milton due to their ...

United Nations and U.S. weather monitoring agencies have retired Milton as a recurring tropical storm name, citing the "death and destruction" it caused, as well as three other devastating storms to ...

Beryl, Helene and Milton have been retired from the Atlantic hurricane name list, while John was retired from the Pacific ...

Typically, names are repeated every six years. But once a hurricane becomes deadly, the name is retired from the list.

Typically, names are repeated every six years. But once a hurricane becomes deadly, the name is retired from the list.

The program, revived amid Florida's insurance crisis, aims to financially assist homeowners in fortifying their homes against hurricanes, potentially leading to lower insurance premiums.

They worried about how the upheaval would affect Americans' safety — especially as hurricane and tornado seasons rapidly approach. Andrew Hazelton, a former NOAA hurricane modeler who was fired ...

In 2024 alone, Florida faced significant damages from hurricanes Helene and Milton, underscoring the urgent need to shift from reactive disaster response to proactive disaster risk reduction (DRR).