Fujiwhara Effect: What is it, what happens? Will Invest 94L and Tropical Storm Humberto combine?

With things finally heating up in the tropics for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, the FOX 35 Storm Team answers a question many people have had on their minds: Can several hurricanes merge into a single, stronger hurricane?

Nearly a year after Hurricane Helene, Blue Ridge Parkway reopens near Asheville, North Carolina

A 26-mile stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway in western North Carolina reopened Monday, marking a major milestone in the state's recovery from Hurricane Helene, nearly a year after the historically devastating storm.

Hawaii turns watchful eye to Hurricane Kiko as storm returns to Category 4 strength

While the islands are in the five-day forecast cone, meteorologists said that Kiko will be a completely different storm by the time it approaches Hawaii early next week.

National Weather Service, Mesa city officials reflect on 2014 floods

We're learning more about the devastating September 2014 floods in the Valley, which were caused by a rare moisture plume from Hurricane Norbert. The city of Mesa was particularly affected, with about 200 homes damaged from the flash flooding.

2014 hurricane remnants shape Valley flood preparations
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Cars half-submerged in water and neighborhoods transformed into temporary rivers are images that are difficult for long-time Valley residents to forget. FOX 10's Taylor Wirtz reports.

Hawaii keeps watch on Hurricane Kiko with models showing near miss

Hurricane Kiko has intensified into a Category 2 storm with winds of 105 mph as it tracks westward across the Pacific.

Blue Ridge Parkway reopens critical stretch just ahead of fall foliage season

Damage caused by a landslide near Devil’s Courthouse was repaired, making an 85-mile stretch from Asheville down to the southern end of the Parkway continuous once again.

How hurricane forecasting has changed since Katrina

Since Katrina, hurricane forecasting has improved "in almost every way imaginable," according to experts.

Hurricane Katrina 20 years later
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Friday marks the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, one of the worst natural disasters in the nation?s history.

Maps: New Orleans before & after Hurricane Katrina's floods

Over 1,000 people died in Louisiana as a result of Hurricane Katrina. The scope of the flooding – and the days-long struggle of those caught in it – became a defining event for the first part of the century.

Hurricane Katrina: What happened on Aug. 29, 2005

On Aug. 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall in New Orleans, causing levee breaches that sparked massive flooding, displacing thousands. The natural disaster exposed flaws in the federal government’s response and the media’s coverage of the tragedy.

20 years after Hurricane Katrina, a Scottsdale doctor shares his story

Marking the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, a Valley doctor recounted his experience surviving for six days in a chaotic New Orleans hotel with little food or water.

Hurricane Katrina: Arizona doctor recalls surviving chaos
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20 years ago this week, Hurricane Katrina devastated Louisiana, and a Valley doctor found himself in the middle of it. He survived for 6 days with barely any food or water in a New Orleans hotel as the city fell into chaos. FOX 10's Brian Webb has more.

Arizona man recalls helping Hurricane Katrina evacuees
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Twenty years ago this week, Hurricane Katrina made landfall in the U.S., quickly becoming one of the most destructive storms in the nation's history. FOX 10's Marc Martinez has the story of a man who helped evacuees who ended up in Arizona.

Tropical Storm Fernand forms in the Atlantic Ocean

Tropical Storm Fernand – pronounced fair-nahn – has formed in the Atlantic Ocean, becoming the sixth named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Hurricane Erin spins away but rip currents, rough seas to last through weekend

Hurricane Erin’s core missed the U.S., but the cyclone led to flooded roadways and eroded dunes. Coastal flooding was reported in North Carolina, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, and New York.

Hurricane Erin edges along East Coast
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A powerful and sprawling Hurricane Erin continued lashing hundreds of miles of coastline along the Eastern Seaboard with its outer bands Thursday morning, proving a storm of such size doesn't need to make landfall to bring widespread impacts.