Hurricane
Updated 2026 hurricane outlook trends down as El Niño is officially declared
On Wednesday, the team of hurricane experts at Colorado State University (CSU) issued their June forecast update for the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, reducing their predictions from their earlier April outlook, and now calls for the lowest tropical activity seen across the basin since 2015.
NHC tags first area to watch of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season
A disturbance we first detailed in this newsletter a week ago is now being tagged by the National Hurricane for low development odds later this week in the southern reaches of the Gulf before moving inland over eastern Mexico late Saturday into Sunday.
El Niño Watch: Where hurricanes form and which states are most at risk during El Niño
Though El Niño is responsible for intensifying many extreme weather patterns associated with climate change – worsening extreme drought, heavy rainfall, and heatwaves globally – its impact on the Atlantic hurricane season is generally welcome news to those of us living along hurricane alley.
What we’re watching for week 2 of the Atlantic hurricane season
In newsletters last week, we previewed the possibility of an active eastern Pacific seeding an uptick in storminess across the western Caribbean or southern Gulf later this week.
Quiet Atlantic to close out the first week of the hurricane season
The first full week of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season will close without any named storms.
Keeping an eye to the Central American gyre for late next week
The opening volleys of the 2026 hurricane season have unsurprisingly come from the eastern Pacific so far, where Amanda – the basin’s first named storm – formed late yesterday morning, and two more systems are poised to develop into next week off the Pacific coast.
Eastern Pacific hurricane season ramps up as the Atlantic stays dormant
The Atlantic hurricane season usually doesn’t come roaring out of the gate, and, as we discussed in yesterday’s newsletter, June is historically the least active month of the season for the basin.
Where could we see tropical development for the first half of June?
June is historically the least active month of the 6-month hurricane season.
Food For The Poor prepares for hurricane season long before storms form
While hurricane season is only just beginning, preparations at Food For The Poor started months ago.
FEMA acting chief at National Hurricane Center: Response ‘starts with local and state governments’
Robert Fenton, the acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, was at the National Hurricane Center in Miami-Dade County on Monday, the first day of this hurricane season.
Hurricane season starts today. Here’s what to expect for week 1 and beyond
Today marks day one of the 183-day Atlantic hurricane season, which runs through Nov. 30. Forecasters expect overall hurricane activity across the Atlantic basin to be softened this season by a potentially historic El Niño building in the eastern equatorial Pacific, which acts to deter would-be storms on the Atlantic side by ramping up hostile wind shear.
Local 10 Hurricane Special: It Only Takes One
With hurricane season beginning Monday, Local 10 wants to make sure you’re prepared.
South Florida officials urge hurricane preparedness ahead of 2026 season
With the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season just days away, public officials gathered Tuesday at the National Hurricane Center in Miami-Dade County to remind residents across South Florida to prepare now and have a plan in place before a storm threatens the area.
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Local 10’s 2026 Hurricane Survival Guide
Stay prepared for the Atlantic Hurricane Season with the Local 10 Weather Authority’s 2026 Hurricane Survival Guide.