At a Glance The first tropical storm of the 2019 Eastern Pacific hurricane season may develop this week.It is not expected to be a threat to land, remaining well off the Mexican coast.This will be one of the latest dates for the first Eastern Pacific named storm on record. Tropical Depression One-E formed Monday afternoon in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Click hereto get the latest updates. The first tropical storm of the 2019 Eastern Pacific hurricane season may form this...

At a Glance A total of 14named storms, seven hurricanes and three major hurricanes are expected this season.This is slightly abovethe 30-year average of 12 named storms, six hurricanes and three major hurricanes.The forecast was released Monday by The Weather Company, an Business. The 2019 Atlantic hurricane season may be slightly less active than last year, but that doesn't necessarily mean it will be less dangerous, according to an outlook released Monday by The Weather Company, an Business. (MORE: Hurricane...

At a Glance Alvin was a short-lived hurricane several hundred miles south and west of Mexico.Alvin was the first hurricane of the Eastern Pacific 2019 hurricane season.This was one of the latest occurrences on record for the first Eastern Pacific named storm.Alvin did no damage. Alvin became the first hurricane of the 2019 Eastern Pacific hurricane season briefly on June 27 and the first named storm the day before, a few hundred miles off the Pacific coast of Mexico. Alvin...

At a Glance Hurricane Barbara became a powerhouse Category 4 hurricane in the eastern Pacific in early July 2019.Fortunately, Barbara weakened quickly well east of Hawaii. Its remnant area of low pressure was expected to pass near Hawaii. No major impacts are expected, but increased swells, wind and rain showers were forecast. Hurricane Barbara weakened quickly after peaking at intensity in the eastern Pacific in early July, encountering increasingly hostile conditions that should render it just a weak remnant low...

At a Glance Since 1966, 55 named storms have formed in the Atlantic Basin through 2018.Nineteen of those 55 made landfall somewhere along the United States coastline.The majority of July named storms that make a U.S. landfall do so along the Gulf Coast. As we monitor this week, you might be wondering where tropical storms and hurricanes have made a United States landfall during July in the past. July has accounted for only 8% of the , according to NOAA's...

At a Glance The forward speed of a tropical depression, tropical storm or hurricane is a key factor in determining its rainfall potential.The impacts from a slow-moving tropical cyclone can be drawn out over several days in a particular location.Florence and Harvey are recent examples of storms that moved slowly, leading to record-breaking flooding. The forward speed of a tropical depression, tropical storm or hurricane plays a more important role than its intensity on the amount of rainfall it will...

At a Glance You may think of wind when someone mentions hurricanes or tropical storms.But since 2015, more U.S. hurricane and tropical storm strikes have been notable for rainfall flooding.Two other major summer floods since 2015 weren't from named storms at all. A hurricane's maximum winds often get the most attention: Most people want to know what category a storm is and is forecast to be on the . But it's , not wind, that claims the most lives from...

At a Glance A broad area of low pressure is likely to develop in the northern Gulf of Mexico.It will eventually strengthen into Tropical Storm Barry, and become a hurricane before landfall this weekend.Tropical storm, hurricane and storm-surge watches could be issued for a portion of the northern Gulf Coast on Wednesday.The track of future Barry remain a bit uncertain.A major threat of rainfall flooding is in play over the northern Gulf Coast and lower Mississippi Valley.Storm surge flooding is...

Meteorologist Ari Sarsalari looks at the forecast for what is now Potential Tropical Cyclone Two in the Gulf of Mexico. ...

At a Glance The name Barry has been used for tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Basin six times.Only one previous Barry developed in the Gulf of Mexico.Only one of these became a hurricane. The name Barry has been used six times for tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Basin prior to 2019, including one previous Barry that developed in the Gulf of Mexico, which is where this year's Barry will develop. (MORE: Potential Tropical Storm Barry Forecast) In 2001, Tropical Storm...

This article is no longer being updated. Please click here to follow our latest forecast updates for Tropical Storm Barry. Tropical Storm Barry became the second named storm of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season Thursday and may make landfall as a hurricane along the northern Gulf Coast this weekend, bringing major flooding rainfall, storm-surge flooding and high winds to parts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. (LATEST NEWS: Gulf Coast Prepares for Barry) U.S. Air Force Reserve and NOAA Hurricane Hunter...

At a Glance El Niño conditions are beginning to weaken and this trend is expected to continue.ENSO-neutral conditions are most likely this fall and winter.A lack of El Niño conditions could lead to a busier Atlantic hurricane season. El Niño conditions appear to be weakening and this trend is expected to continue, which could result in a busier Atlantic hurricane season. An remains in effect, according to the latest discussion from NOAA's Climate Prediction Center, but a transition to neutral...