Tracking the Tropics

Tropical Storm Helene is gaining strength as it moves toward the Gulf of Mexico and toward Florida.

Tropical Storm Helene formed over the northwestern Caribbean Sea Tuesday morning and was expected to strengthen into a major hurricane as it it moved through the Gulf of Mexico on a path toward Florida.

These are the first few minutes of a news conference Gov. Ron DeSantis held in Tallahassee on Sept. 24.

Gov. Ron DeSantis expanded an emergency declaration to 61 counties on Tuesday as Tropical Storm Helene formed and continued to move toward Florida.

Tropical Storm Helene formed over the northwestern Caribbean Sea Tuesday morning and was expected to strengthen into a major hurricane as it it moved through the Gulf of Mexico on a path toward Florida.

NBC6’s Chelsea Ambriz has your forecast for today, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024.

While several days have elapsed without a named storm in the Atlantic, that is expected to change in the week ahead.

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 eighth named system...

NBC6 Meteorologist Ryan Phillips provides a tropical update for Sunday, September, 15, 2024.

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.

Here is your tropical update for September 7, 2024.

We continue to track Potential Tropical Cyclone Five in the central Atlantic, roughly 500 miles to east-southeast of Antigua. 

The National Hurricane Center identified Potential Tropical Cyclone Five Sunday afternoon in the tropical Atlantic, allowing the first batch of tropical storm watches to be issued for a portion of the Leeward Islands.

The National Hurricane Center identified Potential Tropical Cyclone Five Sunday afternoon in the tropical Atlantic, allowing the first batch of tropical storm watches to be issued for a portion of the Leeward Islands.

NBC6’s Chelsea Ambriz has your forecast for today, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024.

NBC6’s Chelsea Ambriz has your forecast for today, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024.

NBC6’s MacLaughlin has your forecast for today, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024.

We have a better idea of how a tropical system in the Atlantic will impact South Florida. Hurricane specialist John Morales has the details.

Many questions still remain about the weak tropical wave crossing Puerto Rico and how it could affect South Florida this weekend. But here’s what we do know.

Many questions still remain about the weak tropical wave crossing Puerto Rico Wednesday evening and how it could affect South Florida this weekend. But here’s what we do know.