When you picture a hurricane, you might think of a swirling spiral on a weather map. But inside that spiral is a powerful and complex storm system with different parts, and different levels of risk ...

Strong hurricanes can look nearly symmetrical on a satellite presentation, but the impacts can vary depending on which side of the storm you’re located at. Meteorologists often refer to the most ...

Weather IQ: Understanding hurricane quadrants Meteorologist Claire Fry has more on which hurricane quadrant is the most important to look at.

Every hurricane is distinctly different. But they all have some similarities too. Each storm system has a very similar structure. These common structures allow the hurricane to be divided into four ...