Hurricanes

With the onset of this year’s Atlantic Hurricane Season last week, many residents worry about the potential of damaging storm winds, but emergency…

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center calls for an active storm season ahead. For the Atlantic Hurricane season,…

With all the unknowns attached to the 2013 hurricane season, there’s at least one thing that’s down in black and white -- the 21 names chosen for this…

The 2013 hurricane season starts this Saturday, June first. And the Florida Division of Emergency Management is reminding state residents to have a plan…

With hurricane season less than two weeks away, Florida is preparing for the worst. The state’s Emergency Operations Center kicked into high gear on…

The Atlantic Hurricane season starts in just a few weeks. With sequestration, the National Weather Service has ordered furloughs and a hiring freeze that have left vacancies throughout the agency, including the National Hurricane Center. Florida's governor and others are wondering if that will affect the state's ability to prepare and respond to a storm.

The director of the National Hurricane Center unveiled planned improvements for forecasts and storm warnings. Rick Knabb said last year's storms provided…

Emergency managers and others will hear a preliminary forecast for this year’s hurricane season this week at the National Hurricane Conference in New…

When it began, forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted a near-normal season of anywhere between 9 and 15 named…

More and more nursing homes are evacuating residents to prepare for incoming hurricanes. It's a trend that started after Hurricane Katrina, when at least…