It's Hurricane Preparedness Week. Now's the time to get ready for the start of the 2022 hurricane season that begins June 1.
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Cat 4 Ida to make landfall this afternoon
Hurricane Ida is expected to make landfall along the Louisiana coast this afternoon as a category 4 storm. Additional strengthening is still possible.
Cat 5 hurricane to hit Central America
Category 5 Hurricane Iota is expected to make landfall tonight in Nicaragua.
Dorian at a near standstill over Bahamas
As Dorian barely moves, the Bahamas will continue to be pounded by a category 5 storm.
And then there were 4
Three tropical systems have joined Hurricane Dorian in the Atlantic.
Four hurricanes hit Florida in six weeks in 2004
The 2004 hurricane season produced 15 named storms, four of which hit Florida in a six-week period.
2019 hurricane season begins today
The 2019 Atlantic hurricane season begins today and runs through Nov. 30.
Hurricane Michael upgraded as a Cat 5
The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration upgraded Hurricane Michael to a category 5 storm announced in a report released today.
Category 5 Maria to make landfall on Dominica
Maria is upgraded to a category five storm. Landfall is expected this evening.
11 p.m. NHC update: Irma again a category five storm
Irma's track shifted slightly west. Hurricane watches now in effect for the Big Bend area.