hurricane season

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Not a single named storm has formed in the Atlantic Ocean in nearly three weeks, even though it’s the peak of hurricane season. Philip Klotzbach, a meteorologist at Colorado State University, wrote recently on X: “Where the heck are the Atlantic #hurricanes?” Many are wondering the same thing. Tropical Storm Fernand was the last named storm to form this season. It was short-lived. It formed on Aug. 23 and dissipated on Aug. 28 while remaining over open water. This is only the second time that no named storms have formed during the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season since modern record-keeping began in 1950.

President Trump has pledged to reform FEMA, while suggesting it should be done away with. Two Floridians who used to lead the agency told WLRN they support the process — but caution federal emergency management is needed. Few states have as much at stake as Florida.

Forecasters say Helene has strengthened into a Category 4 hurricane — with sustained winds oer 130 mph — as it races toward northwest Florida. The enormous storm is expected to make landfall Thursday night.

AAA says it won’t renew a small percentage of homeowner and auto insurance policies in hurricane-wracked Florida, joining other insurers in limiting their exposure in the state.

New findings from AAA’s annual hurricane season survey show 19 percent of Floridians do not prepare ahead of time for hurricane season or severe weather.

The 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season kicks off today with a tropical disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico that will continue to impact Florida into this weekend.

The pilot project by the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric and Earth Science could become part of larger U.S. Department of Defense efforts to armor coasts.

Phil Klotzbach, senior research scientist at CSU’s Department of Atmospheric Sciences, said he characterizes this season as “the most abnormal, normal hurricane season on record.”

As Hurricane Ian tore through Lee County, WLRN's Wilkine Brutus met some of the evacuees who fled to Palm Beach County. They told him about their decision to leave, their gratitude towards those who helped them here — and what they found when they returned home.

We’re looking back at the lessons learned from another Category 4 hurricane that shares a similar path to Ian.

We’re looking back at the lessons learned from another Category 4 hurricane that shares a similar path to Ian.

Two people were hospitalized and others evacuated after a tornado — spawned by the approaching Hurricane Ian — hit a retirement community in Delray Beach on Tuesday night.