Hurricane Gilma continues to strengthen in Eastern Pacific
At 5 p.m. Hurricane Gilma was located about 2,060 miles east of Hilo, and moving west-northwest near 7 mph, with that motion expected to continue over the next few days. Read more
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At 5 p.m. Hurricane Gilma was located about 2,060 miles east of Hilo, and moving west-northwest near 7 mph, with that motion expected to continue over the next few days. Read more
Although it is slightly weaker than it was on Monday, forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami still expect Gilma to reach hurricane strength Wednesday night. Read more
As of 11 a.m., Tropical Storm Gilma was about 705 miles southwest of the southern tip of Baja California, with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph, with higher gusts, and traveling west at 13 mph. Read more
The system has a 50 percent chance of becoming a tropical cyclone in the next 7 days, according to the hurricane center. Read more
Ernesto was about 175 miles northwest of the Puerto Rican capital of San Juan as it crawled to the northwest, packing winds of about 75 miles per hour, the National Hurricane Center said in an advisory today. Read more
The storm came ashore again near Bulls Bay, South Carolina, three days after slamming into Florida’s Gulf Coast as a Category 1 hurricane on Monday, then traveling across northern Florida and Georgia to the Atlantic Coast. Read more
Tropical Storm Carlotta has weakened as Daniel turned into a tropical depression in the East Pacific. Read more
The center is also watching a third East Pacific storm system that could become tropical cyclone in the next week. Read more
Forecasters are also watching two other East Pacific storm systems that could become tropical cyclones in the next week. Read more
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Forecasters expect Carlotta to strengthen over the next day or so. Read more
Carlotta is moving west-northwest at 12 mph, with the motion expected to continue today, followed by a turn toward the west on Friday. Read more
Beryl is expected to bring 4 to 12 inches of rain to Jamaica on Wednesday, possibly triggering flash floods, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said. Read more
Beryl jumped from a Category 1 to a Category 4 storm in less than 10 hours. Read more
Only three storms have reached Category 3 status in the north Atlantic Ocean this early in the season: Alma in 1966, Audrey in 1957 and an unnamed storm in 1916. Read more
With a developing La Nina and cooler waters in the forecast, officials said the basin is likely to see between one and four tropical cyclones during the hurricane season that starts June 1. Read more
Scientists are struggling to figure out how — and why they didn’t see it coming. With tens of thousands of residents in damaged homes without power, the toll could rise. Read more
There was a hurricane warning in effect from Punta Maldonado to Zihuatanejo. Read more
The U.S. National Hurricane Center said that Norma had 130 mph maximum sustained winds and was located about 410 miles south-southeast of Cabo San Lucas. The Category 4 storm was moving north at 7 mph. Read more
The hurricane knocked over trees and blew roofs off houses with winds as high as 140 mph before moving inland. Read more
The storm was expected to make landfall in North Carolina on Saturday morning and dump as much as 7 inches across portions of the state and into southeast Virginia. Read more
Weather officials expect Kenneth to turn to the north later tonight and continue through Saturday. Read more