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After Ian and Nicole, the 2022 hurricane season was "anything but average” to many in Florida.

There are many ways to categorize a hurricane. The storm’s central pressure is one way. The height of its storm surge is another. How much rain it drops is another. And, of course, the strength of its wind is another. But what causes a hurricane to strengthen or weaken? The answer is simple enough, but multifaceted.

Showers and severe thunderstorms possible both Saturday and Sunday

Strong storms possible to end the weekend.

Forecasters are monitoring three areas for potential storm development, two of which could potentially form into Tropical Storm Odette and Tropical Storm Peter.

A power outage on Metra train lines caused significant delays Tuesday morning.

After a fourth consecutive day of "unsettled" weather, Friday and the weekend should be dry and sunny, forecasters say.

Thunderstorms and 55mph gusts of wind could disrupt the plans of holidaymakers, the Met Office says.

There haven't been any tropical storms or hurricanes since Tropical Storm Elsa struck northwest Florida two weeks ago And nothing is expected for another week or more, as a global climate system causes air to sink over the Atlantic, suppressing the formation of tropical storms or hurricanes.

The family of an innocent motorist who was killed when a Minneapolis police officer crashed into him while chasing a suspect called Friday for the officer to be fired and prosecuted. The crash this week fatally injured Leneal Frazier, 40, an uncle of Darnella Frazier, the teenager who was given a special citation by the Pulitzer Prizes for recording cellphone video of George Floyd’s arrest and death last year. Police have said Officer Brian Cummings had his lights and siren activated Tuesday as he pursued a suspect in a carjacking and several robberies, and that the suspect ran a red light just before Cummings crashed into Frazier's vehicle in a residential neighborhood.

The federal government expects another "active" Atlantic hurricane season in 2021, with six to 10 hurricanes forming, forecasters said.

Storms are most likely in the mid-afternoon to early evening, with rain chances at 50 to 70%, forecasters said.

Deadly storms passing through the South left at least one dead and several injured. In Florida, heavy rain and wind left thousands without power.

Forecasters say a cluster of showers and thunderstorms is getting smaller although it could acquire some subtropical conditions before it comes up against a cold front. As of 7 a.m. Friday morning, the system was located several hundred miles southeast of Bermuda and moving toward the northeast. Forecasters give it a 40% chance of developing over the next 48 hours.

This would be the record-tying fourth storm to make landfall in Louisiana this year. The state has already seen landfalls by tropical storms Cristobal and Marco and Hurricane Laura, which ravaged the southwestern region as it roared ashore as a Category 4 storm in August. More than 6,600 Laura evacuees remain in hotels around the state, mainly in New Orleans, because their homes are too heavily damaged to return.

“Storms don’t move by themselves, they move by the pattern that is set up at the time,” Feltgen said. “We’ve been in this pattern where we get a number of these systems that have been moving through the Caribbean and then they’re gonna start gaining some latitude as they get into the western Caribbean and that puts them in the Gulf of Mexico. And once you’ve got a storm in the Gulf of Mexico, it’s very rare for them to get out of the Gulf without hitting something.”

The two storms are products of whats shaping up to be a historic hurricane season, one that fulfils forecasters observations that ocean temperatures and climate patterns had come together to create nearly ideal conditions for storm formation. The storms materialized just as the Atlantic entered the peak of the season, a period that runs through mid-October and reaches its own peak on Sept. 10.

Of course, we’ve all heard of tornadoes, hurricanes and snow emergencies -- even if we don’t experience these things, we’re familiar enough with what exactly they entail.

The two storms are products of whats shaping up to be a historic hurricane season, one that fulfils forecasters observations that ocean temperatures and climate patterns had come together to create nearly ideal conditions for storm formation. The storms materialized just as the Atlantic entered the peak of the season, a period that runs through mid-October and reaches its own peak on Sept. 10.

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.

India Our Atlantic Hurricane Season may have gotten off to an early start with Tropical Storm Arthur, but a much, much more powerful storm is underway on the other side of the world. But the greatest threat Cyclone Amphan brings is not necessarily its winds, but its potentially catastrophic storm surge. To compound the problem, the shallow Bay of Bengal and geography of the coast along India and Bangladesh make the region very vulnerable to storm surge. Current estimates are that 13-16 feet of storm surge may occur along somewhere near the India/Bangladesh border. The deadliest tropical cyclone in world history occurred in the Bay of Bengal in 1970, when the cataclysmic Bhola Cyclone made landfall in Bangladesh, killing an estimated 300,000 - 500,000 people.

Severe storms are blamed for at least two deaths in Oklahoma. The storms hit just south of Oklahoma City, dropping several funnel clouds. Storm chaser for severestudios.com Denton Sachs joins CBSN with the latest from Atoka, Oklahoma.

Major storms brought heavy hail, damaging winds and tornadoes across the Southern U.S., killing five in East Texas. Manuel Bojorquez has more on the deadly weather.

The Southern Plains states are getting pounded by tornadoes, hail and high water. The storms might last for days. Manuel Bojorquez reports from Texas.

Violent storms that pummeled the East Coast overnight are moving off the New England coast. The powerful stretch of storms is responsible for at least eight deaths in the South. Several tornadoes ripped through Virginia, killing four. Chip Reid reports from Waverly, south of Richmond, where a state of emergency is in place.

Storms could impact Christmas travel nationwide this week -- the Southeast is getting soaked while the West Coast could see severe snow. Danielle Niles of our CBS Boston affiliate has more.

A very small number of storms has been predicted for the 2015 hurricane season, making this the 9th consecutive year with fewer named storms than average. Meteorologist Craig Setzer tells CBSN what to expect.

A powerful storm system stretched through a large portion of the country this weekend. As Manuel Bojorquez reports, the severe weather included heavy rains, flooding and tornadoes to several states.

Tornado watches were up in the South as violent thunderstorms moved across the region. The storms are moving up the coast and will affects tens of millions, including the Boston Marathon. WBZ's chief meteorologist Eric Fisher tells us more.

Powerful storms threaten Hawaii, Bermuda Hurricane Gonzalo, a Category 4 storm, is barreling down on Bermuda in the Atlantic, while Hawaii is in the path of Tropical Storm Ana in the Pacific. Charlie Rose reports.

Swamped by storms: Intense flooding overwhelms Tennessee and Arkansas Weekend downpours along the Mississippi River flooded a mobile home park in Memphis and forced 150 residents to flee to shelters. WREG's Molly Smith reports.

Severe storms move across Central Plains The Central Plains and the Mississippi Valley are bracing for severe storms. Parts of Northern Colorado have seen a funnel cloud touch down, and portions of Kansas have already seen significant hail and a tornado. Vinita Nair reports.

Powerful storms from Michigan to Texas Areas of the Midwest and South will be targets for severe weather Friday with threats of damaging winds, hail and isolated tornadoes. CBS Chicago station WBBM's meteorologist Megan Glaros tracks the latest.

Severe storms slam North Carolina Anna Werner reports from North Carolina, on the damage from tornadoes that hit the state already, and the threat of more to come.

Storms expected to cause damage this weekend There's a threat of severe weather developing in the gulf coast and moving into the northeast. Matt Brickman from WCCO-TV in Minneapolis takes a look at some of the potentially damaging storms.