Current Watches and Warnings (A watch is issued when tropical storm or hurricane conditions are possible within 48 hours. A warning is issued when those conditions are expected within 36 hours.) At a Glance A tropical storm is expected to form in the Caribbean Sea soon.A tropical storm watch has been issued in parts of Central America.The next named Atlantic storm will be Nana.This system will bring locally heavy rain to parts of Honduras, Belize, Guatemala and eastern Mexico. Tropical...

At a Glance A tropical depression formed off the East Coast Monday afternoon.This system could become a tropical storm later Tuesday.Fortunately, it will track away from the East Coast, and is no additional land threat. Another disturbance in the Caribbean could form into a tropical depression during the next day or two.A third area will be watched for possible tropical development in the eastern Atlantic. Tropical Depression Fifteen has now become Tropical Storm Omar. For the latest on this, check...

At a Glance Hurricane Laura's extreme winds destroyed a National Weather Service radar.The radar was at the NWS office in Lake Charles, Louisiana.The radar's white dome and dish were both gone, according to photos and video.In 2017, Hurricane Maria shredded a radar in Puerto Rico. Hurricane Laura destroyed a National Weather Service radar in Lake Charles, Louisiana, early Thursday morning, just one example of the widespread damage from the Category 4 hurricane. Live Storms Media storm chaser Brett Adair to...

At a Glance Tropical Storm Omar is tracking well off the East Coast.Fortunately, it will track away from the East Coast, and is no additional land threat. Omar became the record earliest 15th storm in any Atlantic hurricane season. Tropical Storm Omar is tracking well off the U.S. East Coast and is no threat to any land areas. A Hurricane Hunter mission confirmed a closed surface low with enough thunderstorms organized around it to deem it Tropical Depression Fifteen on...

Thousands of residents of Louisiana’s hardest hit parishes are seeking refuge farther inland. ...

Hurricane Laura has washed thousands of sea creatures onto Florida’s Gulf Coast beaches, and they’re starting to stink. ...

Hurricane Laura damaged dozens of water systems in Louisiana, forcing hospitals and nursing homes to move patients. ...

Hurricane Laura’s ferocious winds were enough to topple train cars off their tracks in southern Louisiana. Take a look. ...

Meteorologist Danielle Banks says the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season is September 10, but this is the time things really get busy. ...

At a Glance Nana made landfall in Belize early Thursday as a Category 1 hurricane.Heavy rainfall brought flash flooding and mudslide concerns. Nana made landfall in Belize as a Category 1 hurricane early Thursday morning and weakened as it moved inland. However, heavy rainfall brought the threat of flash flooding and mudslides inland. (MORE: Nana Brings Heavy Rain, Damage to Belize, Guatemala, Honduras) Nana was upgraded to a tropical storm Tuesday morning, based on observations from a U.S. Air Force...

At a Glance The Korean Peninsula was hit by two typhoons in four days.Maysak, then Haishen both made landfall in nearly the same spot in South Korea.Damaging winds and flooding rainfall were the main impacts. Typhoons Maysak, then Haishen made back-to-back landfalls in South Korea within days bringing damaging winds and flooding rainfall to the storm-weary Korean Peninsula. Maysak made landfall in South Korea early on September 3. Winds gusted over 80 mph in Busan, which is near where the...

At a Glance Sept. 10 is the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season.This is when conditions are most optimal for tropical storms and hurricanes over the largest area.It doesn't guarantee there will be a named storm active on Sept. 10, however. Thursday marks the statistical peak of the Atlantic hurricane season. It's when the Atlantic Basin has had the most hurricanes and named storms over the course of history. The seasonal peak is also when conditions are most optimal for...

COVID-19 is complicating Laura evacuations in Calcasieu Parish, EMA Director Dick Gremillion tells Jim Cantore of The Weather Channel. The parish is looking into using hotels as backup shelters. ...