Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine formed in the Caribbean on Monday morning and was expected to strengthen into a hurricane as it makes its way into the Gulf of Mexico, forecasters said.

In what has turned into a below-average hurricane season by many measures, a lack of areas of interest in the tropical Atlantic means all eyes are laser-focused on the one area in which something — anything — might develop.

While there are no active systems in the tropics at this time, a critical eye will remain on the northwest Caribbean through the weekend.

Might we look closer to home for the next system this season? It’s too soon to pin down, but computer models are pointing towards the Northwest Caribbean or Gulf of Mexico over the next several days.

A new system developed off the Southeast coast Sunday evening, kicking off a Tropical Storm Warning for a good portion of coastal North and South Carolina. The designation of Potential Tropical Cyclone Eight allowed for the National Hurricane Center to issue the warning, in advance of the system’s likely maturity to Helene. Helene would be the eigh...

This is the week in which historical statistics caught up with the activity we’ve seen so far.

The last hurricane to make landfall in Louisiana was nearly three years ago in September of 2021.

Newly-formed Tropical Storm Francine was named in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday morning.

A new system is evolving in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico and is likely to become the sixth named storm of the 2024 hurricane season.

It’s not even halftime and we’ve had two U.S. hurricane landfalls, including beastly Beryl, and more could come.

Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center were monitoring three potential systems in the Atlantic and Caribbean on Tuesday.

As of Monday evening, the National Hurricane Center is monitoring two areas in the tropics, neither posing a threat to South Florida.

As the peak of the season approaches one week from today, it’s difficult to say how things will resolve for the balance of the season.