HURRICANE SEASON

As Tropical Storm Nicole nears Florida’s east coast, people in Vero Beach are preparing for its affects.

An unusual and impactful late season storm developing north of the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico – designated Invest 98L – will gradually organize over the next several days and slide westward toward Florida, bringing dangerous seas, widespread coastal flooding and beach erosion, gusty squalls, and the potential for heavy rain to a wide stretch of Florida’s Atlantic coast starting Tuesday into Wednesday.

Solar power has made headlines in the weeks following Hurricane Ian after one Florida community that’s 100 percent solar-powered never lost power throughout the storm.

The disturbance moving through the central Caribbean this morning – dubbed Invest 95L – is slowly organizing and will likely become a tropical depression in the next day or two as it heads toward Jamaica, Central America, and the Yucatán Peninsula this week.

Hurricane Roslyn continued to strengthen yesterday as expected, with Hurricane Hunter aircraft finding winds of 130 mph during their afternoon mission while the storm was located about 150 miles southwest of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

By late October, Hurricane Season is a little long in the tooth, but as we discussed in Monday’s newsletter, historically about 10 percent of tropical activity remains.

Hurricane Season is long. June through November is half the year. But it’s in October when Hurricane Season starts to gnaw at our last nerve.

Hurricane season seems to finally be kicking into a higher gear.

The center of Tropical Storm Fiona passed over Guadeloupe – part of the chain of islands flanking the northeastern Caribbean – last night, bringing heavy rains and gusty winds, at times reaching nearly 60 mph, while hurricane watches went up this morning for Puerto Rico and portions of the Dominican Republic as the storm tracked westward into the eastern Caribbean.

After a busy start to September – especially after two months without any storm activity – the Atlantic is once again cooling off, with only one disturbance we’ll be following this week in the far eastern Atlantic.

Despite continued struggles against wind shear over the past 24 hours, Tropical Storm Earl appears to be gathering steam as it begins its anticipated turn northward some 100 miles north of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands this morning.

It’s looking a lot like late August out across the Atlantic today – with four areas being highlighted for potential development by the National Hurricane Center – but the broad low pressure area moving into the central Atlantic will be the main story this week.

It’s been thirty years since Hurricane Andrew made landfall, shocking South Florida with the devastation left behind.

Wednesday marks thirty years since Hurricane Andrew changed the lives of countless South Floridians.

Potential Tropical Cyclone Four over the western Gulf moved ashore shortly after sunset yesterday with little fanfare.

The disturbance over the northern Gulf spawned late last week by the leftovers of an old frontal boundary is moving inland over south Texas this morning between Brownsville along the U.S./Mexico border and Corpus Christi.

South Florida’s hot in July. Tell us something we don’t already know, especially this July, one of the warmer ones of the past 25 years.

A disturbance off the coast of Africa may organize into a tropical depression by middle week, becoming the first tropical system in the Atlantic since July 3 and kicking off what is traditionally the busiest stretch of the Atlantic hurricane season.

It’s been minute since we’ve seen any organized tropical activity in the Atlantic.

A robust tropical wave – a ripple in atmospheric winds 5,000 to 10,000 feet up triggering a large area of showers and thunderstorms – is emerging today off the coast of Africa.

The summer vacation the Atlantic’s taken for much of July has been a welcome sight, but there are signs the vacation may be coming to an end as we close out the month.

As quickly as Tropical Storm Colin spun up Friday and Saturday over South Carolina, Colin unraveled by early this morning over eastern North Carolina.

We continue to monitor two areas for potential development in the tropics this morning, but neither is a concern for South Florida at this time.

After a spate of storminess for the first half of June, the tropical Atlantic looks to be quieting down, at least for the near term. Disruptive wind shear across the preferred June formation areas of the southern Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean will keep organized activity at bay this week.

As mid-June draws near, there is a “hush” over the Atlantic basin, in part due to the presence of the Saharan Air Layer or SAL.

Seventeen years after Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans, the Army Corps of Engineers has completed an extensive system of floodgates, strengthened levees and other protections.

Tropical Storm Wanda has officially died.

For the second year in a row, we’ve exhausted the list of names allocated for the Atlantic hurricane season.

The strong low-pressure system in the middle of the Atlantic has broken free of the fronts that were attached to it, so it meets the criteria to become a named system.

Hurricane season is still hanging on.

The last few years when October was so slow, an El Niño was underway.

The short answer is…maybe, but probably not.

The National Hurricane Center is giving the disturbance off the Southeast coast a decent chance of developing into a tropical depression or storm for a hot minute over the weekend.

The National Hurricane Center is making note of a broad area of disturbed weather over the southern Bahamas.

Still-powerful Hurricane Sam finally started to weaken overnight as it slipped past Bermuda about 200 miles to the east.

Hurricane Sam is a classic, super-intense hurricane. Thankfully, it will clearly turn north well away from the Caribbean islands and well east of Florida and the Bahamas. Bermuda will have to watch it as the storm approaches that island toward the end of the week.

Confidence is now high that Hurricane Sam will avoid the Caribbean islands as the storm arcs off to the north.

Tropical Storm Odette finally formed off the Mid-Atlantic coast yesterday.

Tropical Disturbance #1 is trying to consolidate in the extreme southern Gulf of Mexico. The

The weak disturbance that started in the Caribbean is over Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula and forecast to drift into the Gulf of Mexico by late today.

Hurricane Larry is on a path to be a large and very strong hurricane in the tropical Atlantic between the Caribbean islands and Africa.

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell encouraged her residents to stay inside, shelter in place and hunker down.

Hurricane Ida is expected to continue strengthening as it moves across warm water in the Gulf of Mexico and toward the Gulf Coast.

The animals came from four shelters in southern Louisiana that are at risk of being damaged due to the storm, so staff members reached out to the folks at the Humane Society of Broward County for help.

Its projected path has Hurricane Ida making landfall near New Orleans Sunday night, and for that reason, residents have been busy preparing as best they can.

The ingredients are coming together for Hurricane Ida to strengthen and grow larger before it plows into southern Louisiana tomorrow – 16 years to the day after Katrina made landfall on the eastern edge of the state.

After threatening to wobble west toward central Long Island, Henri has drifted slightly east.

Saturday and Saturday evening are all that left to get everybody to a safe place before dangerous weather from Henri arrives on Long Island and across southern New England overnight.

Disorganized Tropical Storm Grace is speeding west just south Puerto Rico.

The large area of disturbed weather across the tropical Atlantic just south of the Saharan dust plume has three distinct circulations embedded in it.

U.S. government forecasters say they expect the Atlantic hurricane season to be busier than they first thought.

The Tropical Disturbance we have been following is a large swirl of clouds off the east coast of Florida.

The Tropical Disturbance we have been following offshore of Central Florida has a well-defined circulation with strong thunderstorms on the south and east side.

It’s great that summer is here, but that means another major season has arrived, too: Hurricane season.

Local 10 News' Roy Ramos traveled up to Cedar Key, which is near the big bend of the state, located about an hour southwest of Gainesville.

Tropical Storm Elsa has the potential of strengthening back into a hurricane Sunday, as it continues to track near or just west of Key West.

A Tropical Storm Watch has been issued for the Florida Keys from Craig Key westward to the Dry Tortugas as Tropical Storm Elsa began slowing down Saturday evening as it passes between Haiti and Jamaica.

South Florida is in the cone of concern as a new system has strengthened and is now Tropical Depression Five.

There are three disturbances in the Atlantic plus Hurricane Enrique in the Pacific to watch today.

The large tropical disturbance that moved off the coast of Africa this week is slowly progressing across the eastern tropical Atlantic.

Claudette was officially downgraded to a tropical depression because the highest sustained winds dropped below 40 mph.

Claudette is a comma-shaped system with the worst weather in the tail of the comma well removed from the center.

A broad circulation has developed near the southern coast of Mexico in the extreme southwestern Gulf.

Learn how the hurricane season forecast is made, and the factors in the atmosphere and ocean that make a season busy or calm. Will the activity be above normal again?

As hurricane season officially starts, strong upper-level winds are blowing across the Gulf, Caribbean and tropical Atlantic Ocean. As long as that flow keeps up, any tropical disturbances that think about developing will get blasted and fall apart.

As hurricane season officially starts, strong upper-level winds are blowing across the Gulf, Caribbean and tropical Atlantic Ocean. As long as that flow keeps up, any tropical disturbances that think about developing will get blasted and fall apart.

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava introduced a sea-level rise strategy, an ambitious plan to stay ahead of rising sea levels, and ultimately those severe flooding events.

When the power goes down, it powers up. And generators are becoming increasingly popular as people prepare for hurricane season.

Demand for plywood has gone through the roof since the COVID-19 pandemic, meaning it will be expensive and difficult to buy lumber this hurricane season.

Broward, Miami-Dade and Florida Keys emergency managers say they are prepared to help residents in need this hurricane season, even with the complications brought by COVID-19.

Florida Power & Light gave a sneak peek at some of its newest technology to make sure that when the power goes out this hurricane season, it won’t go out for long.

To get ready for Hurricane Season 2021, Bryan and Luke talk with Ken Graham, the Director of the National Hurricane Center about the big challenges and lessons of the 2020 hurricane season and what we learned about how storms behave, the computer forecast models, and much more.

President Joe Biden announced on Monday that he is doubling the funding to prepare for this Atlantic hurricane season and establishing a program to track climate change and its impact.

Ana has morphed into a full-fledged tropical storm – but for just a hot minute.

After a powerful hurricane left devastating damage to Miami’s historic Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, the historic estate has unveiled a flood mitigation system they hope will prevent any future water damage.

It’s heading north in the Gulf and edging closer to the west coast of the state. Tropical Storm Warnings cover most of the west coast of Florida with a Hurricane Watch for the Tampa Bay area and points north. Elsewhere, Tropical Storm Theta is churning the waters of the far eastern Atlantic heading in the direction of Europe. Hurricane Eta is under an atmospheric environment that’s only moderately supportive of maintaining a storm of hurricane strength, so it’s not expected to get much stronger. Everyone, especially near the water, along the west coast needs to stay informed about local information and instructions.

Bryan talks with Dr. Louis Uccellini, the Director of the National Weather Service, about the new forecast for Hurricane Season 2020, operating the National Weather Service in a pandemic, how the American computer forecast model compares to others in the world, and much more. Download the audio podcast below. SUBSCRIBE to The Bryan Norcross Podcast - iTunes | Android

The chatter is accelerating about the large tropical disturbance in the eastern Atlantic. Tropical Storm Hanna Sunday, July 26 (WPLG)These are the factors, among others, well be watching as we go through this week into next. The National Hurricane Center is rating this disturbance as likely to organize into a tropical depression or tropical storm this week. Its back to being a tropical disturbance. Near Africa, another disturbance is just moving into the Atlantic behind the one discussed above.

Bryan Norcross talks with Dr. Jeff Masters, one of the preeminent weather and climate bloggers on the internet, and a founder of the famous weather-information website Weather Underground. They talk about what’s going on with Hurricane Season 2020, how climate change is affecting our weather, and many other weather topics. SUBSCRIBE to The Bryan Norcross Podcast - iTunes | Android

The remnants of Tropical Storm Fay are speeding out of the Northeast and into Canada today. The flow around the bottom side of that large low-pressure system put a light west wind across South Florida. In and around the Bahamas, the Straits of Florida south of the Keys, and the near-shore waters off the southwest coast, the water is three to six degrees above normal. Take away the ocean breeze effect, and we really heat up, as we’ve seen this summer. Long-range computer forecast models bring in a decent ocean breeze with the disturbance as part of a general shift in the dominant wind direction over South Florida.

To help prepare for the start of hurricane season, take this quiz on how to best prepare, should a hurricane draw near.

Tropical disturbances are moving across the Atlantic on schedule, but the atmospheric conditions in the tropics are not conducive from them to develop, as is generally the case in June. As a result, no tropical development is expected this week. There will be plenty of tropical moisture over South Florida, however. The flow on the south side of this system will act like a scoop into the tropics to lift waves of moisture over the peninsula. The result is a weather pattern conducive to tropical downpours and higher humidity.

The center of Tropical Storm Cristobal will make landfall on the Louisiana coast later today or tonight. The worst weather with the gustiest winds is displaced ahead and well to the east of the storm – about 100 miles. It is already affecting the Gulf Coast from Louisiana to Florida. Cristobal is shaped like a comma, which is not what a tropical storm is supposed to look like. The tail of the comma is the moisture tail that we have been discussing the last few days.

Tropical Storm Cristobal is on the move, on a due north track. The center of the tropical storm should arrive at the Louisiana coast midday tomorrow, but the bad weather will arrive on much of the Gulf Coast long before that. In addition, the Gulf water will rise along the coast from Louisiana eastward starting today. A map of peak forecast storm surge along the Gulf Coast. Cristobal is not a classic tropical storm in shape.

Hurricane season is upon us. And really, as is the case with any major storm, winds and heavy rainfall have the power to create some pretty massive power outages. Are you, or would you, consider yourself stocked up at home, in the event of an emergency? Take the quiz below to find out. All of the checklist items are listed on ready.gov as what you’ll need in your basic disaster supplies kit, as well as some additional emergency supplies that the website recommended.

The disturbance over the extreme southern Gulf of Mexico that is related to former Pacific Tropical Storm Amanda has formed into Tropical Storm Cristobal. This storm isnt forecast to move very much, and will likely stay near the Mexican coastline through midweek or longer. For later this week, the forecast is challenging, but the consensus of the computer forecast models brings Cristobal, or possibly another system formed out of the mass of moisture Cristobal is embedded in, toward the northern Gulf Coast. Sometimes a smaller tropical system can break off from the parent gyre, and become a stronger independent entity. The Gyre and Cristobal appear to be merging now, but its unclear if the circulation will survive or another one will form.

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – Tropical Storm Arthur formed more or less on schedule last night off the Florida coast. Tropical Storm Arthur Sunday forecast cone. (WPLG)The National Hurricane Center’s forecast track takes the storm near or over extreme eastern North Carolina tomorrow. They’re likely to get some very gusty winds, tropical downpours, and perhaps some tidal flooding. Remember, Arthur formed from wintertime weather processes.

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – The low-pressure system that brought torrential rain to South Florida has organized into Tropical Storm Arthur well offshore of Central Florida and north of the Bahamas. A reconnaissance aircraft found that the depression east of Florida strengthened into Tropical Storm Arthur on Saturday night. As of 11 p.m., Tropical Storm Arthur was 190 miles East northeast of Cape Canaveral Florida with winds at 40 mph. The official National Hurricane Center forecast issued a Tropical Storm watch for portions of the North Carolina coast. Otherwise, the tropical storm will pull a bit drier air down the peninsula giving us more sunshine.

Such is the case in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, where Tropical Depression One-E formed Saturday morning. While the Eastern Pacific Ocean Basin usually has an earlier start to the official hurricane season than our Atlantic (there’s is May 15 vs our June 1), this is still unusual. While the Pacific may be off to an early start, there are no storms currently brewing in the Atlantic. However, the Atlantic hurricane season forecast from Colorado State University does predict an active season ahead. Heading into the heart of the Atlantic hurricane season, warm ocean surface temperatures in the Atlantic and favorable atmospheric conditions could allow for a busy season.

With hurricane season in its peak, here's a look at which decades have seen the most serious hurricane activity over the past 100 years.