If a major hurricane approaches Central Florida this season, Maria knows it's dangerous to stay inside her wooden, trailer-like home. In past storms, she evacuated to her sister's sturdier house. If she couldn't get there,

OUTER BANKS, N.C. (WAVY) — Much of the North Carolina coast, including the Outer Banks, is under tropical storm and storm surge warnings as Hurricane Erin churns as a Category 2 storm. The tropical storm warning extends from downeast Carteret County, on the southern North Carolina coast, north to Duck in the northern Outer Banks, […]

The Atlantic basin includes the northern Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of America, as the Gulf of Mexico is now known in the U.S. per an order from President Trump. NOAA and the National Hurricane Center are now using Gulf of America on its maps and in its advisories.

Florida is in the midst of hurricane season, and for many, that means it’s time for cakes. “Hurricane Cakes,” to be specific.

The sixth-named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season will be Fernand. If you're thinking to pronounce it based on memories of that Ferdinand the bull story from childhood, think again, since you'd be wrong. ➤ Weather alerts via text : Sign up to get updates about current storms and weather events by location

Hurricane Erin, the first of the Atlantic season, briefly reached Catagory 5 status. What does the intense storm mean for the rest of the 2025?

Wind shear (red - strong shear; green - low shear). Shear is typically strong to start the hurricane season: