Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a major Category 4 hurricane, with the possibility of intensifying to a Category 5 storm Sunday night, unleashing torrential rain and threatening to cause catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean, including Haiti and Jamaica, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. A person watches waves crash on the beach in Port Royal,…
Tropical Storm Jerry formed Tuesday over tropical waters in the central Atlantic Ocean, the National Hurricane Center said. It is the 10th named storm of the 2025 hurricane season. The newly-developed system was far from land when the hurricane center issued its first advisory for Jerry at 11 a.m. ET. Forecasters said the storm was…
The National Hurricane Center is tracking two new tropical disturbances in the Atlantic Ocean, one of which could impact Florida. It comes as Imelda was officially downgraded from a hurricane on Thursday morning. The storm is now moving further away from Bermuda after it brought hurricane-force winds and flash flooding to the island. While the…
Tropical Storm Humberto, the eighth named storm to emerge this hurricane season, is currently swirling over waters just north of the Caribbean. Although forecasts as of Thursday predict that Humberto won’t ever touch land, there is a possibility it could interact with another system developing nearby in the western Atlantic. That’s an unlikely outcome, said…
Tropical Storm Gabrielle formed Wednesday morning over the central Atlantic Ocean, becoming the seventh named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. Forecasters expect the weather system to remain over open waters for the next several days and haven’t yet warned of any hazards that could potentially affect land. But it may become a low-grade hurricane…
The effects of Hurricane Erin rocked the Outer Banks of North Carolina overnight, battering it with storm surge, flooding and destructive waves, despite it never making landfall. The unusually large Category 2 storm is expected to bring coastal flooding and tropical storm conditions to parts of the mid-Atlantic on Thursday as it continues to barrel…
The National Hurricane Center is tracking three areas of interest in the eastern Atlantic for possible development.This is in addition to Hurricane Erin, which is anticipated to remain offshore of the Eastern U.S. coast. Leeward Islands A tropical wave located a few hundred miles east of the Leeward Islands is showing increased shower and storm…
Powerful Hurricane Erin has undergone a period of astonishingly rapid intensification — a phenomenon that has become far more common in recent years as the planet warms. It was a rare Category 5 for a time Saturday before becoming a Category 4, churning through the Atlantic Ocean north of the Caribbean. Erin went from a…
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — This weekend has been hot and humid so far, but our weather pattern will be changing on Sunday, changing again by the middle of next week, then changing a third time by next weekend. Before getting to our local weather lets take a look at the very latest on Hurricane Erin as…
Erin strengthened into a hurricane Friday as the storm continued on a path over the Atlantic Ocean, forecasters said. It is the first hurricane to develop in the Atlantic this year, and it was expected to continue gaining strength, potentially growing into a major hurricane. Forecasters with the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami have…