The investigative minds at How to Survive use satellite data to compare the diameter and pressure of Category 5 storms, showing why the storm surge is often deadlier than the wind itself.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There's something about years that end in 6 and snowstorms. A significant winter storm will affect a huge swatch of the U.S.

A winter storm is likely to bring a significant amount of mixed precipitation to our part of North Carolina late Saturday and Sunday. A lot of times -- when forecasting impactful weather -- we look ...