CSU expects Atlantic hurricane activity to be about 60% below the 1991-2020 average, with nine named storms, four hurricanes and one major hurricane. Caribbean major-hurricane landfall odds are 17%, compared with a 47% historical …
…Climate Prediction Center is predicting that a near-normal Atlantic hurricane season is most likely this year, according to a detailed update on its website. This outlook forecasts a 40% chance of a near-normal season, a 30% chanc…
The extremely active 2020 Atlantic hurricane season draws to a close today with a record-breaking 30 named storms and 12 landfalling storms in the continental United States, according to the National Hurricane Center. While the of…
The National Hurricane Center at 11:00 a.m. today issued hurricane watches for the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Vieques and Culebra, as Hurricane Irma continues its west-southwest track towards the Leeward Islands. The storm …
…NOAA, on Thursday predicted another above-normal Atlantic hurricane season. Forecasters predict a 60 percent chance of an above-normal season, a 30 percent chance of a near-normal season, and a 10 percent chance of a below-normal …
As the Caribbean grapples with the deadly novel coronavirus, the 2020 Hurricane Season, which starts on June 1 and runs through November 30, has no intention of giving respite. On the contrary, this year's storm season, according …
Hurricane Irma is now a category 4 storm whose path has shifted from its west-southwest direction, to a western trail, according to the National Hurricane Center's (N.H.C.) 5:00 p.m. advisory. The storm -- with hurricane-force win…
…face of a storm that is expected to grow into a "major, dangerous hurricane" before it makes landfall here -- and as residents in the St. Thomas-St. John District were attempting to rebuild their lives following Irma's destruction…
The National Hurricane Center (N.H.C.), at 11:00 a.m. described Hurricane Irma, which is barreling its way to the Leeward Islands, as "potentially catastrophic," with winds of 180 miles per hour, placing the hurricane among the st…
Hurricane conditions are now spreading through the Windward Islands as Elsa has developed into a hurricane, according to the National Hurricane Center, which issued hurricane warnings for St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadin…
…on Tuesday, told The Consortium that the official death toll of Hurricanes Irma and Maria-related deaths in the U.S. Virgin Islands would remain at 5. "The issue of a hurricane-related death is one that varies where you have many …
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