2022 Hurricane Season

Tropical Storm Danielle strengthened into a hurricane Friday morning — the first of an unusually quiet storm season.

As of 5 a.m. Danielle had maximum sustained winds of 70 mph in the open Atlantic.

The system could strengthen into Danielle but poses no threat to land.

Four areas of tropical development are still being monitored in the Atlantic basin. Of highest interest is a broad area of low pressure over the central tropical Atlantic.

The Atlantic is experiencing a below-average level of Accumulated Cyclone Energy, known as ACE, for this period of the hurricane season. According to Brian McNoldy, Senior Research Associate at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School, as of August 26 the ACE will fall to just 13% of the average value of the past 50 years.

Thirty years after the Category-5 storm destroyed much of South Dade, local and state leaders gathered in Homestead to commemorate the lessons learned.

Update as of 9 AM Monday: Showers from the tropical low are spreading westward into Nassau, Duval, Baker, Clay, Putnam, and St. Johns counties. These...

The City of Cape Coral has approved a hurricane evacuation study to better identify residents' needs in effort to reduce evacuation times.

Wednesday, Aug. 10 will mark the maiden voyage of a new large-scale drone that Florida Power & Light plans to use to better assess damage and restore power more quickly after a hurricane.

The forecast largely falls in step with NOAA's updated hurricane season outlook, also released Thursday, in continuing to predict an above-average hurricane season.