For the first time in its 70 years of existence, the National Hurricane Center incorporated AI weather model guidance in its ...

Neil Frank, a former head of the National Hurricane Center credited with working to increase the country’s readiness for major storms, has died ...

Neil L. Frank succeeded the retired Robert Simpson as director of the National Hurricane Center in 1974. During his tenure, ...

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 ...

The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, which officially ended Nov. 30, delivered near-normal activity but stood out for its sharp contrasts.

• 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 ...

Former director of the National Hurricane Center and longtime KHOU Chief Meteorologist Neil Frank has died.

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 ...

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 ...

Hurricane Melissa made landfall Tuesday in Jamaica as a fearsome Category 5 storm, bringing heavy floodwaters across the country's southwest and catastrophic winds that tore roofs off buildings. The ...

Dr. Frank was part of our KHOU 11 family for more than two decades. He was a pioneer in hurricane forecasting.