El Niño could dictate this year’s hurricane seasons, but it’s not a sure thing
NOAA recently released its outlooks for the 2026 hurricane seasons across the Atlantic, eastern Pacific, and central Pacific basins. The outlooks are in line with forecasts of a strengthening El Niño pattern heading into the upcoming summer and…
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Melissa becomes the 100th retired Atlantic storm name
Experts with the U.N.’s World Meteorological Organization announced this week that “Melissa” is officially retired as an Atlantic hurricane name. This is the 100th name to face retirement since the practice began in 1953. Hurricane…
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Devastating flooding, wind damage expected as Hurricane Melissa targets Jamaica
Hurricane Melissa rapidly intensified from a tropical storm to a Category 4 hurricane in about 24 hours as the system churns over the extremely warm waters of the northern Caribbean Sea. The storm, which is just south of Jamaica, will slowly move over…
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Hurricane Gabrielle’s rapid intensification fits right in with this decade’s major hurricanes
Hurricane Gabrielle rapidly intensified into a category four storm Monday as it passed east of Bermuda. The storm is now the twentieth (!) major hurricane to undergo at least one period of rapid intensification since the turn of the decade. …
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Watch the Atlantic Ocean cool down in Hurricane Erin’s wake
Hurricane Erin is long gone—but its memory lives on in the Atlantic. The storm left noticeably cooler sea surface temperatures in its wake, a testament to the size and power of the hurricane as it moved through the region. The storm rapidly intensified…
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Hurricane Erin remains a large storm and it continues expanding
Tropical storm warnings are in place for many coastal communities across North Carolina and southeastern Virginia as Hurricane Erin brushes past the region. While the core of the storm will remain far offshore, Hurricane Erin is a very large system and…
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Watches issued for N.C. as powerful Hurricane Erin grows in size
Hurricane Erin remained a powerful Category 4 storm on Monday as the system puttered along east of The Bahamas. Tropical storm watches and storm surge watches are in effect for portions of North Carolina’s Outer Banks as forecasters expect…
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Hurricane Erin’s dangerous waves, rip currents likely to hit U.S. East Coast
Erin strengthened into a hurricane on Friday morning as the storm gradually makes its way west across the open Atlantic Ocean. Forecasters expect the storm to continue growing into a powerful Category 4 storm this weekend as it skirts north of the Lesser…
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Dangerous, historic Hurricane Milton will grow before hitting Florida
Hurricane Milton continues to grow in size as it heads toward landfall on Florida’s west coast during the latter half of the day on Wednesday. The storm explosively intensified into a scale-topping Category 5 storm on Monday, becoming the…
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Milton, a now-historic Category 5 hurricane, poses grave danger to Florida
Hurricane Milton explosively intensified into a scale-topping Category 5 storm during the day on Monday, strengthening at a rate only seen a handful of times since modern technology made real-time hurricane tracking possible. Milton will threaten Florida…
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