The Hurricane Severity Index (HSI) is StormGeo’s proprietary method of classifying a hurricane based on its potential for damage.
Hurricanes develop over warm tropical waters, primarily during the summer and fall. To develop, a hurricane needs:
Hurricane Irma: Total accumulated precipitation September 9–12, 2017
Download this printable resource containing the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season predictions, including number of named storms and intense hurricanes as well as the areas most...
Watch StormGeo Meteorologist Chris Hebert explain the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season outlook, including number of named storms and intense hurricanes as well as the areas...
Severe weather outbreaks are common this time of year, and portions of the U.S. have already experienced devastating weather.
Farmers in the Midwestern U.S., who recently experienced the coldest weather in a generation, are saying they knew the extreme weather was coming before it...
Several of our meteorologists discuss how they use data from weather satellites, including the forecasting of tropical cyclones, Arctic ice melt, thunderstorms and ocean temperature.
Learn about John Jeffries, one of America's first weather observers, along with all the ways meteorologists affect our lives today.
With more than 130 years of festive tradition behind Groundhog Day in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, the eyes of America and beyond tune in every February 2...
Record cold is on its way to the middle of the United States.
Sudden Stratospheric Warning events are marked by a rise in temperature within the stratosphere thanks to broad weather patterns in the troposphere.
Three weeks into winter, many in the U.S. were beginning to wonder when conditions would start to shift, with particularly mild temperatures and a lack...
We talked to some of our Scandinavian colleagues here about what "hygge" means to them, along with how others around the world can jump on...
StormGeo senior meteorologist Frode Korneliussen has developed a new method that has hit a bullseye in previous years’ forecasts.
Roar Inge Hansen, the first meteorologist hired at StormGeo, takes us on a trip up into the Norwegian mountains to check on his rain gauges...
As the six-month Atlantic Hurricane Season comes to an end this week (the official last day is November 30th), we’ve asked our hurricane experts to...
Curious as to how hurricanes gather strength and if global warming is affecting the number, size or power of hurricanes? Answers to these and other...
While a Category 5 hurricane sounds more terrifying than a Category 3, the latter often causes more devastation.
What causes the lack of rain in a desert? What makes a desert hot? The answers to these and more..
During the first weeks of October, Hurricane Michael ravaged the Southeast U.S. Watch StormGeo Meteorologist, Dave Gorham, break down the characteristics of this record-breaking storm.
As low pressure begins to take hold in the Mediterranean Sea near the Libyan Coast, StormGeo meteorologists expect the low to strengthen, potentially becoming a hurricane.
During the course of Hurricane Florence's development through the storm's landfall, the StormGeo TropicsWatch team closely monitored the storm — developing real-time, daily video updates...
The 2019 Atlantic hurricane season is expected to see 4-5 hurricanes, with 1-2 of those being intense hurricanes.
During the course of Typhoon Jebi's development through the storm's landfall, the StormGeo TropicsWatch team closely monitored the storm — developing real-time, daily forecast updates...
Your weather app of choice can help you decide what to wear, where to go, when to change plans, etc., but is the information supplied...
The atmospheric pattern over the North Atlantic is affecting the weather over Europe in an interesting way.
Deserts and Africa aren’t typically associated with hurricane development, but together they significantly influence the Atlantic hurricane season.
In New Zealand, agriculture is a huge part of the economy — it contributes two-thirds of their exports and roughly 42% of the country is farmland.
To better understand the science behind lightning and thunderstorms, as well as how to best be prepared for and be safe around them, StormGeo’s Senior...
Defining a heat wave can vary depending on season, place, and what typical conditions are in both.
There are plausible, scientific reasons as to why California and wildfires seemingly go hand-in-hand.
As we move into mid-July, hurricane season has been seasonably quiet across the tropics.
Heat is the number one weather-related cause of death in the US and a leading hazard worldwide.
Heat waves like the ones last week over the Midwest, Northeast and Western US are typically triggered by a strong upper-level high pressure area centered...
For weeks now, unseasonably warm temperatures have settled across much earlier than anticipated.
Originally posted: May 15, 2018
This winter, there has been widespread media coverage concerning a split polar vortex in the Northeast US and parts of Europe — with freezing temperatures,...
In the Great Lakes and upper Mississippi Valley, snow this late in the season is not rare.
As the East Coast is undergoing its fourth nor’easter in just three weeks, it’s timely to take a closer look at these legendary storms. This...
In this video, StormGeo's Chris Hebert discusses:
