At a Glance A tropical disturbance is moving into northern Mexico and southern Texas this weekend.This system could enhance rainfall in South Texas, but major impacts are not expected. A tropical disturbance is tracking through northeastern Mexico and southern Texas this weekend and could enhance rainfall in a few spots. The system, named Potential Tropical Cyclone (PTC) Four, is moving northwestward at around 15 mph. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) uses this naming convention to identify disturbances that could produce...

At a Glance Sept. 10 is the climatological peak of the Atlantic hurricane season.This is when conditions are most optimal for tropical storms and hurricanes over the largest area.It doesn't guarantee there will be a named storm active on Sept. 10, however. Saturday marks the statistical peak of the Atlantic hurricane season, as Sept. 10 is when the Atlantic Basin has had the most hurricanes and named storms over the course of history. This seasonal peak is also when conditions...

At a Glance Laura hit Louisiana two years ago this Saturday.Ida's pummeling first began in Louisiana a year ago Monday.It's the peak time for intense hurricanes to form in the Atlantic. This weekend marks the start of a three-day stretch when the most powerful U.S. hurricanes made landfall in the past two years. 2020 and 2021 had a combined , including eight hurricanes. That's an astronomical number in back-to-back years – for comparison, an average season typically has one to...