DULAC, La. — One year after Hurricane Ida slammed into the tiny town of Dulac, Louisiana, longtime resident Penny Verdin is still homeless and living in a mobile home provided by FEMA. The single mother of two is unsure when exactly she'll be able to ...

Names are retired if they are so deadly or costly that the future use of the name would be inappropriate for reasons of sensitivity, NOAA said.

Update: As of 5 p.m., Hurricane Humberto has strengthened into a Category 5. Meanwhile, Tropical Depression Nine is expected to strengthen into a tropical storm Saturday night or early Sunday. Heavy rains continue over portions of eastern Cuba and the Bahamas.

Half those occurred during storm surge along Florida’s west coast and more than ... Harvey, Ian, Maria, Sandy and Ida, the hurricane center said. Thousands of homes were damaged or destroyed. A hurricane's winds often weaken quickly once they encounter ...