Hurricane Melissa has officially entered the record books after scientists verified a wind gust of 252 mph as the storm ...
Scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research have verified the 252 mph gust measured in the eye of Hurricane ...
Results vary based on who's measuring and what's being measured. But a 252 mph reading from Hurricane Melissa is among the ...
The wind direction and speed at the surface have a big impact on flight takeoff. There are three types of wind, headwind, ...
The difference between “good” and “no good” can come from a force that is already there long before the football leaves the ...
Editor's note: Read USA TODAY's coverage of Helene's landfall and impacts for Friday, Sept. 27. As monster storms like Helene approach the U.S., meteorologists use five categories to help signal the ...
A weather instrument dropped from a Hurricane Hunter plane during Hurricane Melissa measured the highest winds on record for such an instrument.