When does hurricane season start? What to know, how to prepare Here’s what to know about what’s news for the 2025 Atlantic ...

Potential tropical cyclone lead times A Potential Tropical ... Previously, the NHC has issued 48-hour forecasts for sustained hurricane-force wind fields using the maximum extent of wind radii ...

Hurricane season lasts from June 1 to Nov. 30. The majority of the hurricanes or Atlantic tropical cyclone activity, over 97%, occurs during the six-month season. The most active month for ...

The post-storm assessment ... exceeding the previous record set by Hurricane Elena in 1985. The sheer size of Helene’s wind field, with tropical-storm-force winds extending 360 miles from ...

The National Hurricane Center ... A non-tropical area of low pressure located about 700 miles northeast of the northern Leeward Islands is producing gale-force winds and a large area of ...

“Overall, hurricane track forecasts are gradually improving, meaning that in general, there is less uncertainty where a storm will track now than there was a couple decades ago,” wrote Brian McNoldy, ...

When it comes to naming a hurricane, not every name has what it takes. Loading data… A tropical cyclone is named once it reaches tropical storm status (39 mph wind speeds). The World ...

Of those tropical cyclones, nine are forecast to become hurricanes, with four of those expected to reach “major” hurricane strength. That would mean a few more tropical storms and hurricanes ...

“Of those nine, four become a major Category 3, 4 or 5 hurricane,” Klotzbach said. “They do about 85-90% of the damage” caused by tropical weather cyclones ... tends to force a weaker ...

The World Meteorological Organization is retiring the name "Helene" from hurricane name list. The agency is also striking ...

It's not hurricane season yet ... Advisories may be issued up to 72 hours before a system with tropical-storm-force winds or storm surge, as opposed to being issued no more than 48 hours before ...