All the reasons why the 2025 hurricane season will be remembered as downright ‘weird’
The Atlantic hurricane season will go down in history as one of the strangest. It...
Storms & Hurricanes
Florida mayor wants tolls for tourists to rebuild hurricane damage: report
A Florida mayor wants to tax tourists to help rebuild damage from hurricanes Milton and...
‘We need water and food’: Miami aid group says Jamaica is desperate for more help
“I’m now 100% convinced that all the aid coming from all the aid groups combined...
Hurricane Melissa deals another heavy blow to Jamaica’s farmers and fishers
Hurricane Melissa dealt devastating blow to Jamaican fishers &, farmers who feed their families &...
Aid efforts struggle to bring relief to parts of hurricane-stricken Jamaica
In Jamaica, some people have been walking for miles in search of basic goods, as...
‘Blows my mind’: Hurricane Melissa wasn’t just a Category 5, it showed ‘extraordinary’ intensity
Hurricane Melissa's power, endurance and ability to overcome obstacles stunned meteorologists. Here's what to know.
Hurricane Melissa restrengthening as it moves past Bahamas
Hurricane Melissa is forecast to gain strength as it moves toward Bermuda after lashing the...
Atlanta’s Jamaican community rallies as Hurricane Melissa batters the island
Jason Walker remembers the last time Jamaica faced a storm this powerful. It was September...
Pictures: Category 5 Hurricane Melissa pummels Jamaica
A powerful Category 5 Hurricane Melissa pummeled Jamaica on Tuesday with the threat of “catastrophic...
Caribbean relief efforts: How to help after Hurricane Melissa
South Florida organizations are gathering clothing, food and money to assist people affected by Hurricane...
Map: Where will Hurricane Melissa hit next? Here’s the latest
After pummeling Jamaica, Hurricane Melissa made a second landfall early Wednesday over Cuba at Category...
New Jersey declares emergency as nor’easter approaches, while Alaska flooding carries away homes
The National Weather Service placed New York City under a coastal flood warning and wind...
La Nina is back, but it’s weak and may be brief. Will it still amp up the Atlantic hurricane season?
Experts say this La Nina may be too weak to cause significant disruption.
Florida Gulf Coast county battered by 2024 hurricanes spends $125M on beach restoration
In past years, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers played a major role in beach...
20 years after Katrina, Louisiana still struggles with evacuation plans that minimize health risks
Laura eventually became one of the strongest hurricanes to make landfall in the U.S.
Tropical wave off Africa could impact Caribbean next week; Lorenzo dissipates
Experts are watching for a yet-to-emerge tropical wave off Africa that could approach the Caribbean...
No hurricane landfalls so far this year. Here’s why, and what to expect next.
By the end of September, the U.S. usually has at least one hurricane landfall. Not this...
Map: Will Tropical Storm Imelda hit the U.S.? Here’s the latest forecast track
Tropical Storm Imelda is forecast to become a hurricane and pivot roughly northeast. Here's the...
Map: Here’s the latest forecast track of Hurricane Humberto
The storm is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane and take a path between the...
Map: Here’s the latest forecast track of Hurricane Gabrielle
Tracking map shows Hurricane Gabrielle's forecast path, based on National Hurricane Center data, and what...
Gabrielle strengthens into a hurricane; two other disturbances follow
Gabrielle has become a hurricane, only the second of the Atlantic season thus far. "It's...
Here’s why the peak of hurricane season has been so mellow, and why that may change
The long lull in tropical activity, right at the peak of hurricane season, has flummoxed...
Forecasters scale back hurricane prediction, but risk to Florida remains the same
Forecasters are now watching a tropical wave in the eastern Atlantic that could become a...
‘Big leap forward’: How AI is already shaping your hurricane forecasts
Hurricane forecast models assess data and compete for accuracy. They also save lives. This year,...
As hurricane season’s statistical peak approaches, disturbance in Atlantic Ocean dissipates
System had been given high chance of development as recently as Friday.
Category 6: Is our hurricane rating system outdated? A Florida researcher suggests a change
Hurricanes are getting stronger. Much stronger. Is there need for a Category 6? Researchers are...
Strongest hurricanes in history often ramped up just before landfall, forecasters warn
Ninety years ago, the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 made landfall in the Florida Keys...
Ways hurricane forecasts have changed since Katrina
Modern technology has given meteorologists more detail than they’ve ever had on how hurricanes behave....
Hurricane season could get ‘interesting’ in September. Here’s why.
Peak hurricane season is here, and though forecasters say things could get “interesting” by mid-September....
Supercharged hurricanes mean more ‘ghost boats’ haunting waterways
Thousands of abandoned, derelict vessels — many ruined by climate-fueled tropical storms — pollute oceans...
Potential for Caribbean system plummets; Tropical Storm Fernand to weaken
Tropical Storm Fernand is forecast to weaken as it churns over the open Atlantic Ocean,...
Hurricane season is heading into a quiet period. But don’t get comfortable
After post-tropical cylone Erin moves out to sea and two other systems fizzle out, the...
Map: Here’s the latest forecast path of Hurricane Erin
Hurricane Erin is tracking out to sea after bring days of high surf, dangerous rip...
Erin now post-tropical, but rough surf expected along US coast all weekend
Erin has been downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone, although rough surf and rip currents are...
Hurricane Erin causing dangerous surf and flooding as it moves away from U.S. coast
On Thursday, Hurricane Erin was several hundred miles off the coast of North Carolina and...
Hurricane Erin’s early and rapid intensification may be a sign of things to come, experts say
This past weekend, Hurricane Erin went through one of the most rapid intensifications of any...
What to know about powerful Hurricane Erin as it heads past the US East Coast
Erin is a Category 2 hurricane on Tuesday with maximum sustained winds around 105 mph.
Riding out a Category 5 hurricane in a high-rise: Should you stay or go?
Anyone who rides out a Cat 5 storm in a high-rise should be prepared for...
Dangerous rip currents expected in South Florida, the effects of Erin’s strong winds
South Florida beachgoers are being warned of life-threatening rip currents that are expected along the...
Here’s what forecasters think the rest of 2025 hurricane season will look like
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has adjusted the number of hurricanes they expect this...
Hurricane center tracking new system in Atlantic for development
A new tropical wave emerged near the western coast of Africa even as forecasters monitor...
Map: See the latest forecast track of Tropical Storm Dexter
Here's an interactive map showing the latest forecast path of Tropical Storm Dexter, which formed...
No pets left Behind: How a dog’s hurricane rescue changed Florida law
Trooper’s story has inspired a new Florida law that makes restraining and abandoning pets during...
Odds narrow for tropical system to emerge in Gulf, forecasters say
The system is likely to move over land by the weekend ending any chance for...
Peak hurricane season approaches. How warm is the Gulf of Mexico?
Recent hurricane seasons have been defined by storms supercharging over the Gulf of Mexico’s warmer-than-normal...
Odds of tropical system developing near Caribbean drop to near zero
A disorganized area of stormy weather moving toward the Caribbean is highly unlikely to become...
Gulf system could still become tropical depression, but window narrowing
Forecasters said early Thursday, however, that the window for storm development is narrowing as it...
Potential tropical system likely move across Florida, bring heavy rain: NHC
Forecasters said regardless of whether the system develops. it will bring heavy rain over portions of...
2025 hurricane season: Number of storms expected this year slightly reduced
The primary reason for the slight decrease is because of stronger levels of wind shear...
‘Sledgehammer’ to science: Job cuts, Trump budget plans spark hurricane fears
“My fear is that we’re going to look back 25 years from now and say,...