At a Glance Barry strengthened into a hurricane Saturday morning.Landfall is expected in the next few hours.The worst conditions and heaviest rainfall are just beginning to move into the region. Barry has reached hurricane strength as it moves onto the Louisiana coast, with landfall expected in the next few hours. It is important to remember that with Barry, the worst of the conditions are just beginning. Torrential rainfall will spread into the lower Mississippi Valley through this weekend. As a...

At a Glance A tropical disturbance in the eastern Atlantic Ocean has a chance to develop over the next day or so.There is a chance it could become a tropical depression.But it will face a hostile environment.This is not a significant threat to the Windward Islands. A disturbance in the eastern Atlantic Ocean may develop into a tropical depression over the next day or so, but it's not a significant threat to the Windward Islands or Caribbean. This area of...

At a Glance A cluster of thunderstorms in the Plains last week tracked through the South and into the Gulf of Mexico.This system became Hurricane Barry.The remnants of Barry will track northward toward the Midwest this week. By the time we're finished with , it will have traced a fascinating loop from its birth as a disturbance in the Plains to its last breaths as a remnant in the Midwest in over 10 days' time. Around the Fourth of July,...

At a Glance Barry made landfall on the Gulf Coast of Louisiana as a Category 1 hurricane in early July 2019.Storm surge flooding inundated coastal parts of Louisiana.Heavy rain triggered flooding in Louisiana and Arkansas.Arkansas may have set a new state record for the most rainfall from a tropical cyclone. Hurricane Barry made landfall along the Louisiana coast in early July 2019, inundating the area with storm surge before swamping parts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas with flooding rainfall as...

At a Glance A tropical disturbance dubbed Invest 94L is located over the northwestern Bahamas.It has become better organized on Monday, and there is a chance it could become a tropical depression near or east of Florida.A surge of moisture from it will fuel heavy downpours in Florida. This article is no longer being updated. Tropical Depression Three formed in the Bahamas on Monday afternoon. Please click here to follow our latest coverageon the tropical depression. A tropical disturbance located...

Tropical Depression Three dissipated on July 23, 2019 off the Florida Space Coast. The white line denotes the path history of the depression's center of circulation. At a Glance Tropical Depression Three is centered off the southeast coast of Florida.It's not a significant threat to the Southeast U.S. and won't be around for long.The National Hurricane Center is also monitoring the Gulf of Mexico for possible development. Tropical Depression Three dissipated less than 100 miles off the coast of Florida...

At a Glance Michael was one of the most intense continental U.S. landfalls on record.Only 27 hurricanes made landfall in the continental U.S. at Category 4 or stronger intensity.Hurricane Michael did so in a location unprecedented in records since the mid-1800s.Michael was also the first October U.S. Category 4-plus landfall in 64 years. Hurricane Michael made a landfall on Oct. 10, 2018, not only of unprecedented strengthin the Florida Panhandle, but also as one of the most intense landfalls on...

Satellite image of Hurricane Michael on October 10, 2018. At a Glance U.S. hurricane landfalls have been ranked by pressure since 1851 and lower pressure means a more intense hurricane.Here is a look at the five most intense U.S. hurricanes at landfall.The most recent hurricane to be one of the most intense U.S. landfalls is Michael. Almost 300 hurricanes have made landfall in the U.S. since 1851, but the most intense, based on pressure, are the ones that caused catastrophic...

At a Glance A stalling front in the Gulf allowed a weak area of low pressure to develop.Upper-level winds, however, did not allow for further development. The northern Gulf of Mexico was watched for possible tropical development as a stalling cold front generated stormy conditions over its waters. A weak area of low pressure formed along the front in the northern Gulf of Mexico, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC), but there is a near zero percent chance that...

At a Glance Many first hurricanes of the Atlantic seasons from 1950 to 2018 have formed close to the U.S.The majority of the first hurricanes of the season form after Aug. 1. The first of any season is something to make note ofand the first hurricane of the Atlantic season is no exception. We've taken a look atwhere and when the first hurricane of eachAtlantic hurricane season developed from 1950-2018, based on data from the National Hurricane Center (NHC), and...

At a Glance A total of 73 hurricanes have made landfall in the mainland U.S. since 1966.Those hurricanes got their start in many different parts of the Atlantic. When a hurricane threatens the United States,landfall is often the focal point of attention because it's where the worst impacts are imminent. The seed for a hurricanetogrow, however, was planted when it first became a tropical depression or storm somewhere else in the Atlantic Basin. Plotted on the graphic below is the...

At a Glance The impacts from slow-moving tropical storms and hurricanes can be drawn out over several days in a particular location.Rainfall flooding is a particularly dangerous concern, and hurricanes Florence and Harvey are recent examples of this. Tropical storms and hurricanes that move slowly nearthe coast orinland are among the most feared by forecasters. Sometimesthese tropical cyclones may not havepowerful wind speeds, but the threatsposed can be amplified due to their sluggish pace. Hurricanes and are recent reminders of...

Heavy rain could trigger flooding in the Caribbean early this week. ...