tropical storms

BP decides to evacuate personnel deemed non essential to oil and gas production from the world's largest platform and three others in the central Gulf of Mexico. This is done in response to a potential tropical storm passing over or near the area in the next couple of days.

A named tropical system could impact the Northern Gulf Coast this weekend. Are you prepared if conditions change and push the system closer to Acadiana?

There are two potential trouble spots in the Atlantic Basin this morning. One should pose no threat the any landmass the other, in the Caribbean Sea is worth watching for the next few days.

Potential tropical trouble in the Gulf of Mexico may be fizzling out. A wet weekend will usher in slightly cooler temperatures for the first day of fall on Sunday.

Tropical Depression 10 is forecast to become Tropical Storm Ingrid by later today. The storm is gaining strength in the Gulf of Mexico but not expected to be a major player in Acadiana's weather this weekend.

A storm system in the far eastern Atlantic ocean could become the season's first hurricane. Humberto is not expected to affect the U.S. coast at all.

As is the case with most meteorological phenomena, hurricanes are difficult to track. While there are a number of tools out there to get the job done, many have limitations due to the unpredictable nature of the storms. But what if one could go inside a hurricane, see the conditions, get ultra-accurate measurements and logically predict what will happen next? That's what Hurricane Hunters strive t

Gabrielle has been downgraded to a tropical depression by the Hurricane Center. However, all eyes are on the Southwestern Gulf of Mexico as we could see another system strengthen before a landfall in Mexico.

As we approach the peak of the Tropical Atlantic Hurricane Season a named storm has formed in the Caribbean Sea.

Could the quiet tropical season be about to explode with a new tropical system in the Caribbean Sea? Forecasters are watching a tropical wave that could become a concern for the United States by later this week.

On Friday, March 26, 2004, something happened in the South Atlantic Ocean that had never happened before: a hurricane formed. The following night, it made landfall and wreaked incredible havoc. Which is understandable, considering that the town of Torres in southern Brazil had not ever (at least on record) seen a hurricane, leaving its residents rather unprepared for the colossal impact.

We are watching the southern Gulf of Mexico for potential tropical development over the next few days.

Everyone knows that the last two hurricane seasons have been pretty bad. But just how bad were they? Experts say that actually we had just gotten used to an unnaturally low level of hurricane activity, with relatively few major hurricanes hitting the East Coast over the last 30 years.

That stuff that is on top of your refrigerator and on your lampshades could make a huge difference in the hurricane season this year. See why forecasters say dust is a good thing.

A tropical wave just off the coast of Africa has become better organized. Will it become Dorian, the next named storm in the Atlantic basin?

Tropical Storm Chantal has formed in the Atlantic basin. It is currently located over 1-thousand miles East Southeast of the island of Barbados. Could Chantal get into the Gulf of Mexico? We have the forecast track and the computer models for you to look at.

An area of disturbed weather over the Yucatan Peninsula is currently under scrutiny from the National Hurricane Center. Could this mass of clouds and storms become Chantal, the third named storm of the season?

You may have heard rumblings or seen on Facebook stories about the "Spawn of Isaac" forming in the Gulf of Mexico. Here is why it wouldn't be named Isaac and why we don't think you have anything to worry about.

The next six weeks are the busiest when it comes to hurricanes, tropical storms and tropical depressions.

Yet another tropical system has formed in the Atlantic and is moving in our general direction. Will TD 7 become Gordon and interrupt our plans late next week?