Forecasters say Tropical Storm Rafael has formed in the Caribbean and will bring heavy rain to Jamaica and the Cayman Islands before strengthening to a hurricane and likely hitting Cuba.

A hurricane watch for the Cayman Islands and a tropical storm warning for Jamaica have been issued as a weather system in the Caribbean is expected to strengthen.

The Southwestern Caribbean Sea system continues to show signs of development.

The Southwestern Caribbean Sea system continues to show signs of development.

There is a 40% chance of formation over the next 7 days.

The National Hurricane Center issued the first outlook on a low-pressure system brewing in the Southwestern Caribbean Sea.

While most of the weather talk has shifted to winterlike temperatures and whistling winds, the tropics continue to make waves.

Until I worry, you certainly don't need to

Until I worry, you certainly don't need to

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday morning said the state was working to restore millions of power outages and help people affected by the damage left behind by Hurricane Milton.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday morning said the state was working to restore millions of power outages and help people affected by the damage left behind by Hurricane Milton.

Among the catastrophic threat of pounding rains, severe flooding, life-threatening storm surges and strong winds, lies the additional possibility of tornadoes spinning off from Hurricane Milton.

Hurricane forecasting has vastly improved throughout the decades, and today, we have a lot of information to help make forecasting more accurate.

In the wake of hurricanes that have disrupted lives for millions in the U.S., some people may wonder if extreme weather events could be somehow controlled.

The last time the eye of a major storm like Hurricane Milton directly struck Tampa Bay was 1921 when the city was a sleepy backwater.

Milton strengthened rapidly into a Category 5 hurricane on a path toward Florida.

JEA said Sunday it is monitoring Hurricane Milton and urged customers to prepare for possible power and water outages later this week.

Tropical Storm Milton is forecasted to become a hurricane later this evening as the storm moves east towards the Florida Peninsula. Hurricane and storm surge watches are expected to be issued along the west coast of Florida today, as well.

The disorganized shower and thunderstorm low pressure system lingering in the Gulf of Mexico doesn’t seem to be dissipating anytime soon.

The spaghetti model conversation on social media often sparks controversy, leading to confusion and a lot of misinformation.

In the Northwestern Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico, a low-pressure system is making waves over a large area.

Two tropical cyclones are continuing to move over open water in the Atlantic, but forecasters say neither poses a threat to land.

As remnants of powerful Hurricane Helene dissipates, we turn our focus back to the Atlantic Ocean.

Hurricane Helene has made landfall in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 storm as forecasters warn of “catastrophic” flooding along the Gulf Coast.

Stay updated on Hurricane Helene's path, anticipated weather impacts including rain, wind, and local flooding, and necessary precautionary steps to ensure safety.

Forecasters say they expect Tropical Storm Helene in the Caribbean Sea to strengthen rapidly and become a hurricane as it moves north across the Gulf of Mexico toward the United States.

An increase in forward speed is expected later Wednesday afternoon through Thursday.

Forecasters are warning that Hurricane Helene will intensify into a major storm before striking Florida and further inland as it heads northward across the Gulf of Mexico.

Tropical Storm Helene is forecasted to become a major hurricane as it approaches Florida on Thursday, bringing storm surges on both sides of the Florida coastline.

Weather Forecasting has changed throughout the decades. Today, the National Hurricane Center Hurricane Season has recently introduced new terms for different storm categories.

Hurricane John fell apart as quickly as it formed but left destruction along Mexico’s southern Pacific coast, including deadly mudslides and flooding that may linger.

A beautiful day locally, but the Gulf is heating up, and we've got a storm on the Horizon

Heavy winds and rains from a storm in the Atlantic that wasn’t quite organized enough to get a name hit a stretch of the southeastern U.S. coast.

The National Hurricane Center says Storm Ileana has weakened to a tropical depression.

Friday, the National Hurricane Center named the seventh storm of the 2024 season, Tropical Storm Gordon, approximately 2,452 miles away from Jacksonville.

As Hurricane Francine barreled toward Louisiana on Wednesday, three more tropical systems in the Atlantic Ocean are also staying on the radar of the National Hurricane Center.

The latest update from the National Hurricane Center upgraded Invest-AL91 to 80% chance of formation over the next 48 hours, 90% chance over the next seven days.

As of Monday morning, the National Hurricane Center was tracking three tropical systems, from the Gulf of Mexico to just off the coast of Africa.

As of Monday morning, the National Hurricane Center was tracking three tropical systems, from the Gulf of Mexico to just off the coast of Africa.

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Eyes on the tropics as the NHC continues to follow a disturbance in the Central Atlantic

The National Hurricane Center is tracking a potential system.

The tropics are starting to make waves as we near the end of a quiet August.

Three tropical cyclones are swirling over the Pacific Ocean, including a tropical storm that blasted Hawaii’s Big Island with heavy rain.

Two people who drowned off South Carolina’s Hilton Head Island where rip current warnings related to Hurricane Ernesto were posted have been identified as Ohio men.

While there currently isn’t a Tropical Cyclone threatening the United States, the new graphic is expected to help the National Weather Service communicate the threat when needed.

The Atlantic Ocean is swirling again in nearly the same spot as the last few named storms.

Tropical Storm Debby’s center is expected to move offshore of the Southeast Georgia coast later today, and the system could pose a significant risk of flash flooding over parts of Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina over the next few days.

Tropical storm Debby made landfall as a hurricane in one of the least populated areas of Florida, but it's been blamed for at least four deaths in that state.

As of the 11 p.m. National Hurricane Center update, the tropical storm has become Hurricane Debby and is expected to make landfall in the Florida Big Bend area on Monday.

It’s an area of low atmospheric pressure, thunderstorms and wind sloshing out of the Caribbean Sea into the Gulf of Mexico.

As Tropical Depression 4 approaches Florida, many Northeast Florida counties are hosting sandbag distributions to ensure residents are prepared for the storm.

Forecasters say a tropical depression over Cuba is growing better organized and is likely to bring drenching rain and coastal flooding to much of Florida’s Gulf Coast.

As of the 8 a.m. National Hurricane Center update, hurricane hunters found that Tropical Storm Debby is still gaining strength as it turns northward toward the Florida panhandle and will continue to move northeast at 13 mph through Sunday.

A storm system brewing over Cuba on Friday could bring torrential rain and flooding to the Florida peninsula this weekend.

Timeline and impacts on the tropical Wave moving toward Florida.

Governor DeSantis has put 53 Counties under a state of emergency ahead of this potential tropical development

The National Hurricane Center is following an area of disturbed weather over the central tropical Atlantic Ocean that will likely interact with an approaching tropical wave over the next few days.

Jacksonville could break the at/or above 90+ high temperatures today as cloud coverage and widespread rain will take over Northeast Florida.

Texas officials are telling coastal residents to expect power outages and flooding as Beryl was forecast to regain hurricane strength before making landfall.

After leaving a trail of destruction across the eastern Caribbean and at least nine people dead, Hurricane Beryl has strengthened back into a Category 3 storm as it chugs over open water toward Mexico’s resort-studded Yucatan Peninsula.

Hurricane Beryl has strengthened to Category 5 status as it crosses islands in the southeastern Caribbean.

Last day of June brings high heat and afternoon storms

Beryl has restrengthened into an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane.

Air Force Reserve aircraft indicated well-defined center of circulation

Here at home we will see some showers this morning and afternoon. Highs are in the 80's and 90's.

U.S. officials who predict, prepare for and respond to natural disasters have a message for Floridians: It’s not a matter of if but when a hurricane will hit the state.

Living in Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia, severe weather, including tropical storms and hurricanes, is never far from our thoughts. Even though it’s only late March, June 1 and the start of hurricane season is right around the corner, and that means the predictions for the 2024 season are starting to roll in.

The National Hurricane Center will add inland predictions to its forecast of the location and ferocity of tropical storms.

A busy Atlantic hurricane season is now coming to a close.

Hurricane Otis has strengthened from a tropical storm to a dangerous Category 5 storm in a matter of hours as it approaches Mexico’s southern Pacific coast, where it is forecast to make landfall near the resort of Acapulco early Wednesday.

Norma has gained a bit of strength after being downgraded to a tropical storm as it moves into mainland Mexico.

Hurricane Norma made landfall near the resorts of Los Cabos at the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula on Saturday and has weakened to a tropical storm while moving over land.

Lidia has dissipated after hitting land as a Category 4 hurricane near the resort of Puerto Vallarta.

Lidia has dissipated after hitting land as a Category 4 hurricane near the resort of Puerta Vallarta, where one person was killed by a falling tree and two others were injured.

Nearly a day after being downgraded from a tropical storm, Ophelia is still threatening much of the Northeast with coastal flooding, life-threatening waves and heavy rain from Washington to New York City.

Forecasters in Bermuda are warning of dangerous swells and rip currents as Hurricane Nigel spun through open waters in the northern Atlantic.

Hurricane Lee is charging through warm Atlantic waters and threatening to unleash heavy swells across the northeast Caribbean.

Tropical Storm Lee has strengthened into a hurricane as it churns through the open waters of the Atlantic on a path that would take it near the northeast Caribbean.

In the final hours before Hurricane Idalia struck Florida, experts say its eye experienced a phenomenon that kept it from further intensifying.

The Florida county sheriff where Hurricane Idalia made landfall as a Category 3 storm says so far there have been no reported deaths or serious injuries.

The Florida county sheriff where Hurricane Idalia made landfall as a Category 3 storm says so far there have been no reported deaths or serious injuries.

Hurricane Idalia continued to intensify Tuesday evening as a Category 2 storm after reaching hurricane strength Tuesday morning.

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Multiple school districts in Northeast Florida counties announced that they are closing this week due to the expected impact of Tropical Storm Idalia.

The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Idalia is near the coast of Cuba on a potential track to come ashore as a hurricane in the southern U.S. At 4 a.m. CDT Monday, the storm was about 125 miles off the western tip of Cuba with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph.

Tropical Storm Hilary has drenched Southern California, swept people into swollen rivers, toppled trees onto homes and flooded roads.

Tropical Storm Hilary is swirling northward just off the coast of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula.

After a big lull for much of late July and August, it appears the tropics will likely become more active.

Hurricane Hilary has strengthened into a major storm off Mexico’s Pacific coast, and it could bring heavy rain to the southwestern U.S. by the weekend.

A new study finds that hurricanes the last few decades killed thousands more people than meteorologists calculate and a disproportionate number were poor, vulnerable and minorities.

It is currently moving north at 6 mph and will likely turn and stay out to sea by the middle of next week.

Tracking the Tropics: Low development unlikely in Central Atlantic

Tropical Depression 3 formed Monday morning in the open waters of the Atlantic.

The Weather Authority talked one-on-one with National Hurricane Center Director Michael Brennan, about his concerns with local complacency during the 2023 hurricane season.

Tropical Depression 2 was upgraded Friday afternoon to Tropical Storm Arlene in the Gulf of Mexico.

It’s time for residents along the southeastern U.S. coastline to get plans in place as the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season gets underway on Thursday.

Know your evacuation zone before the next storm hits.

The Central Gulf will be the Spot to Watch at the Opening of Hurricane Season

Understand that a storm can be a threat even if your location is on the cone's outskirts.