Building codes in many parts of that state mandate hurricane windows or hurricane shutters, which offer protection from high winds. Since 2012, the International Building Code required them in new construction in coastal states from Texas to Maine.

She's just a tropical storm now but Erin is growing up fast and is expected to be a full-fledged hurricane by Friday or Saturday. While she may miss the East Coast of the United States, the storm is likely to cause trouble just north of the Caribbean ...

Hurricane forecasters have turned their attention from Erin to other developing tropical systems in the Atlantic, including one that has developed into Tropical Storm Fernand. That system, which is associated with showers and thunderstorms, is currently ...