…Administration has updated its forecast for the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, projecting an extremely active period that could be one of the busiest on record. With the peak of the season quickly approaching, NOAA’s National Wea…
…of the National Weather Service, on May 24 predicted above-average hurricane activity this year, which would make it the seventh consecutive above-average hurricane season. NOAA’s outlook for the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, wh…
Hurricane Maria continues to grow in strength, with the latest National Hurricane Center (N.H.C.) advisory revealing that the storm, as of 11:00 a.m., had grown into a category 3 hurricane packing winds of 120 miles per hour, with…
Hurricane Irma, which on Sunday held steady at 115 miles per hour winds and is projected to grow in strength, is beginning to approach a number of islands and is expected to impact -- though how much remains uncertain -- the north…
The National Hurricane Center in its 5:00 a.m. forecast has issued a hurricane watch for the U.S. Virgin Islands, as Tropical Storm Dorian is expected to be near hurricane strength when it impacts the territory, Puerto Rico and th…
Hurricane Michael, according to climate scientists, was supposed to affect the Florida Panhandle as a tropical storm. Residents there were not too concerned, and most had decided to ride out the storm. But in two days, the storm g…
June 1 marked the official beginning of hurricane season, and the Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA), along with the Governor Kenneth Mapp administration, has issued readiness statements. The season wi…
While Hurricane Helene, according to the National Hurricane Center, will soon veer north and pose no threat to the Caribbean islands, Hurricane Isaac remains on track to affect the Leeward islands in the coming days, though it may…
ST. CROIX -- Hurricane season begins on June 1 and runs through November 30, and every May, The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, also known by its moniker Hurricane Hunters (a special mission by the Air Force Reserves), setup…
Hurricane Beryl has left a trail of destruction and at least one reported death in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, according to Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves. Union Island in the Grenadines was particularly hard-hit, with 90 perc…
The National Hurricane Center has issued a Hurricane Watch for the U.S. Virgin Islands and a Hurricane Warning for Puerto Rico, including Vieques and Culebra, as Tropical Storm Fiona has reformed and is meeting conditions favorabl…
…were certain the U.S. Virgin Islands would be whiplashed by Hurricane Irma. But well into the afternoon, things were eerily calm. It had hardly rained and the wind... well, there was almost no wind in many parts of the island. The…
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