This is a previous version of our forecast for Tropical Storm Arthur. To see the latest updates, . Preseason Storms Have Been Common Lately Arthur is another example of how storms can sometimes form before the hurricane season officially begins on June 1. This is the sixth straight hurricane season that has started early. Since 2015, at least one named storm has developed before June 1 each hurricane season, some of which had impacts in the United States and elsewhere...

The track history of Tropical Storm Arthur in May 2020. (Track data: NOAA/NHC) At a Glance Tropical Storm Arthur was a short-lived storm off the Southeast U.S. coast.It passed near the coast of North Carolina.Some gusts above 40 mph were measured, and over 4 inches of rain was recorded in some areas. Tropical Storm Arthur, the first named storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, was a short-lived storm that only brushed parts of the Southeast coast before morphing into...

At a Glance Hurricanes are becoming stronger as Earth's climate continues to warm.The probability of major hurricanes (Category 3 or higher) has increased in the last 40 years.The North Atlantic Ocean showed high rates of increase in hurricane intensity from 1979 to 2017. Climate change is making tropical cyclones more intense with stronger maximum sustained winds, according to a new study led by scientists at NOAA and the University of Wisconsin-Madison , who analyzed nearly 40 years of enhanced infrared...

Amphan is now equivalent in strength to a Category 3 hurricane. Meteorologist Danielle Banks has the latest forecast. ...

At a Glance Tropical Cyclone Amphan made landfall Wednesday near the border between India and Bangladesh.Major storm-surge flooding was expected near and east of where Amphan crossed the coast.Damaging winds and flooding rainfall were also significant threats, including for Kolkata.Amphan's peak intensity was a Category 5 on Monday. Tropical Cyclone Amphan made landfall Wednesday near the India and Bangladesh border with a major storm surge, high winds and flooding rainfall. (NEWS: Tropical Cyclone Amphan Turns Deadly) Amphan's center crossed the...

At a Glance A tropical disturbance will move into the Carolinas and Virginia with locally heavy rain on Wednesday.The system has a high chance of developing into a tropical storm prior to moving inland.Flash flooding will be possible in the Appalachian foothills of Virginia and North Carolina.This system brought more than a foot of rain to Miami in three days. A tropical disturbance will bring rainfall from parts of the Carolinas into Virginia on Wednesday, regardless if it forms into...

At a Glance Tropical Storm Bertha formed near the coast of South Carolina on Wednesday morning.Bertha's main threat will be heavy rain spreading northward from South Carolina toward North Carolina and western Virginia.Flash flooding is possible since soils are already saturated by recent rainfall in some of these areas.Rough surf and dangerous rip currents are expected along the coasts of Georgia and the Carolinas. Tropical Storm Bertha has formed quickly this morning near the coast of South Carolina and it...

At a Glance Bertha was a quick-developing tropical storm near Charleston, South Carolina. It brought rain to the Carolinas and Virginias.Bertha was the second pre-season tropical storm of the Atlantic Hurricane Season. Bertha made landfall with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph just to the east of Charleston, South Carolina, Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. EDT, according to the National Hurricane Center. This landfall occurred about one hour after Bertha quickly formed near the South Carolina coast Wednesday morning. Bertha's track...

The most powerful cyclone to hit the region in more than a decade caused billions of dollars worth of damage. ...

A deadly cyclone rips through India and Bangladesh, flattening homes, submerging villages and leaving millions without power. ...

At a Glance A disturbance in the central Atlantic is being monitored by the National Hurricane Center for possible development.Any resulting cyclone would most likely be subtropical in nature.The disturbance follows Arthur and Bertha, two tropical storms that formed before the official start of hurricane season.Atlantic hurricane season officially starts June 1. A broad area of low pressure in the central Atlantic is now unlikely going to be the third tropical or subtropical depression to form before hurricane season officially...

At a Glance A tropical depression or tropical storm may form late week in the Gulf of Mexico.It is too soon to be certain it will form and, if so, where it will track. The Gulf of Mexico is a favored area for development in June. This may be spawned by a large system called a Central American Gyre.These 'gyres' are notorious for producing dangerous flooding in Mexico and Central America.A tropical storm has also formed in the eastern Pacific....

Cows swept out to sea during a sort of mini-tsunami in Hurricane Dorian are found alive in North Carolina’s Outer Banks. ...