hurricane season

As the final day of November is upon us, the end of the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane season nears. This season saw 14 named storms (tropical storms or hurricanes, with winds greater than 39 miles per hour). Of those, eight became hurricanes, meaning winds were greater than 74 miles per hour. Two intensified to major hurricanes (Category 3 or greater) with…

Days after the skies cleared and the winds died down in Florida, Hurricane Ian’s effects persisted Monday, as people faced another week without power and others were being rescued from homes inundated with lingering floodwaters.

Tropical Storm Fiona is on a path to threaten the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico this weekend.

A new tropical system was born hours ago and it’s headed toward the Caribbean. Moving west at an approximate speed of 14 mph, this system shows signs of quick organization. It developed fast and it keeps feeding off the warm ocean waters of the Atlantic. Located about 800 miles east of the Lesser Antilles, this system may be named as…

In case you missed it, we have reached the statistical peak of the Atlantic hurricane season, which was Saturday, September 10.  And many of us probably missed it, since it has been extremely quiet, so far.  This is actually the least active start in 30 years, with only twice in history getting no named storms in August.  September is...

The 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season continues to be rather uneventful, though it looks like that may change this weekend. Hurricane Earl is forecast to become the first major hurricane of the season this Friday. Its winds are currently at 85 miles an hour and moving north. This storm is in the early stages of making a turn to the right….

Parts of Florida were facing heavy rain and wind as a storm system that battered Mexico moves across the state. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says the storm once known as Agatha in the Pacific Ocean will be known as Alex in the Atlantic Ocean basin if it reaches tropical storm status. Several Miami streets were flooded and authorities...

“It’s everything and the kitchen sink,” Colorado State University hurricane researcher Phil Klotzbach said

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts an above-normal 2022 Atlantic hurricane season.

Federal officials are bracing for another difficult hurricane season. President Joe Biden on Wednesday received a briefing about what Americans can expect this year.

A weakened but resilient Tropical Storm Elsa killed at least one person in Florida on Wednesday and injured several others when a possible tornado struck a campground at a Navy base in southeast Georgia.

Elsa was downgraded to tropical storm status ahead of an expected landfall along Florida’s Gulf Coast by Wednesday morning.

Tropical Storm Elsa made landfall in Cuba Monday and was expected to begin to make an impact on the Florida Keys Monday night and into Tuesday, forecasters said. Elsa had maximum sustained winds of 50 mph as it moved northwest at 14 mph about 45 miles southeast of Havana, Cuba, and 130 miles south of Key West, according to the…

Tropical Storm Elsa continues its move Sunday, settings its sights on Cuba and Jamaica before bringing its impact toward the South Florida area by early this week. The 5 a.m. advisory from the National Hurricane Center has Elsa’s winds at 65 miles per hour while the storm sits 85 miles east of Kingston, Jamaica. Elsa is moving west-northwest at 14…

Elsa strengthened into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season on Friday as it battered the eastern Caribbean, where officials closed schools, businesses and airports under the threat of flash flooding and landslides.

Meteorologist Pete Bouchard explains hurricane season, which generally runs from June 1 through November 30.

As the Atlantic hurricane season approaches, President Biden says FEMA will distribute $1 billion for states to shore up their resilience ahead of the threat of storms and wildfires.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting an “above-normal” 2021 Atlantic hurricane season, with 13-20 named storms expected. Of those named storms, six to ten are expected to be hurricanes and three to five could be major hurricanes, according to acting NOAA administrator Ben Friedman, who delivered the outlook during a virtual media briefing Thursday. June 1 marks the…

Researchers are predicting an “above-average” 2021 Atlantic hurricane season, with 17 named storms and eight hurricanes. Of those eight hurricanes, four are expected to be major, according to the Colorado State University Tropical Meteorology Project. Dr. Philip Klotzbach, hurricane specialist at CSU, presented the forecast Thursday during the National Tropical Weather Conference. Klotzbach said the primary reason for the above-average…

The Atlantic hurricane season seems to be changing and so are some assumptions about it, with meteorologists dumping the Greek alphabet for busy seasons like last year