WMO retires 4 names, Greek alphabet from Atlantic tropical cyclone list after active hurricane season
Atlantic tropical cyclone name lists repeat every six years unless a storm is so deadly or costly that its name is retired from future lists.
No more Greek alphabet: meteorologists will no longer use Greek letters for hurricane names
Meteorologists will no longer use the Greek alphabet if they run out of hurricane names during busy storm seasons. Instead, names will come from a back-up list.
Humans are likely cause of shift in Atlantic hurricane cycles, climate study suggests
The new study found that humans — not nature — are likely the primary cause of changes in Atlantic hurricane patterns.
Forecasters may start hurricane season early this year: Here's why
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NHC to begin issuing tropical weather outlooks before start of hurricane season
The agency charged with issuing tropical weather forecasts will begin sending updates earlier in the year, but the official start of hurricane season will remain where it is, officials announced Tuesday.
2021 will likely be another active Atlantic hurricane season, new outlook predicts
The first preliminary outlook for the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season reveals that 2021 is likely to be another active year.
2020 hurricane season, the most active on record, comes to an end
A record-breaking 2020 Atlantic hurricane season officially comes to an end on Nov. 30, and it was one of the history books. However, it's important to note tropical storms could continue to develop past Monday, reports NOAA.
A Tampa woman is giving all she can to help her native county of Nicaragua
In the spirit of giving this Thanksgiving, a Tampa woman is giving all she can to help her native country of Nicaragua following two back to back hurricanes in November that killed over a hundred people and flattened communities in Central America.
Devastating hurricanes to spur more Central American migration
Inside shelters and improvised camps across Central America, families who lost everything in the severe flooding set off by the two major hurricanes are arriving at the same conclusion.
TECO worker locates owners of baby book found in Mississippi after Hurricane Zeta
A book full of moments a mother and father cherish ended up on the side of the road in Mississippi.
Iota makes landfall; Nicaragua struck by 2nd hurricane in 2 weeks
Hurricane Iota has roared ashore as a dangerous Category 4 storm along almost exactly the same stretch of Nicaragua’s Caribbean coast that was devastated by an equally powerful Hurricane Eta 13 days earlier.
Hurricane Iota powers up to Category 5 as new threat to Central America
Hurricane Iota rapidly strengthened Monday into a Category 5 storm that is likely to bring catastrophic damage to the same part of Central America already battered by a powerful Hurricane Eta less than two weeks ago.
Hurricane Iota heads for already battered Nicaragua, Honduras
Hurricane Iota is rapidly gaining strength after becoming the 13th hurricane of the Atlantic season.
Iota strengthens into hurricane; 13th of the Atlantic season
Iota became the 13th hurricane of the Atlantic season early Sunday, threatening to bring another dangerous system to Nicaragua and Honduras — countries recently clobbered by a Category 4 Hurricane Eta.
Extensive flooding from Tropical Storm Eta reveals Tampa Bay's vulnerability to larger storms
The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season has already shattered the record of named storms and there are still two weeks left before it is officially over.
Tropical Storm Iota forms in Caribbean
The record-breaking 2020 hurricane season continues, as Tropical Storm Iota has formed in the Caribbean.
Flooding kills 1, causes widespread damage in Manatee, Sarasota counties
Pouring rain and rising tides were not a good mix in Longboat Key Wednesday night. Residents were left drying out their homes.
Weakened Eta speeds off, leaving behind a soaked Tampa Bay area
Tropical Storm Eta made its second landfall in Florida near Cedar Key early this morning as it accelerated away from the Tampa Bay area, leaving floodwaters behind. It is expected to be out of the state and into the Atlantic by the end of the day.
Tropical wave in Caribbean has high chance of developing: NHC
Forecasters are keeping an eye on a tropical wave that has a high chance of becoming a tropical depression of the Atlantic hurricane season.
Tropical Storm Eta information: Manatee County
Ongoing updates from Manatee County as Tropical Storm Eta impacts Florida.