Hurricane season has entered a quiet period after a record-breaking start. weather.com senior meteorologist Jonathan Erdman explains why. ...

At a Glance Delta will likely be the 10th tropical storm or hurricane to landfall in the mainland U.S.That would break a 1916 record for most mainland landfalls in a season.Delta would be the fifth hurricane of those 10 U.S. landfalls.Much of the East and Gulf coasts have been covered by a warning once this season. Hurricane Delta is likely to be the 10th named storm to landfall in the mainland United States during the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, breaking...

Hurricane Delta continues to strengthen and is now a major hurricane. Delta rapidly intensified Monday into Tuesday and is a on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. This could be the strongest hurricane strike on Cancún in 15 years. Storm surge, power outages and wind damage are serious concerns for parts of the Yucatan Peninsula. Delta will take aim at the U.S. Gulf Coast late this week. The latest on Delta can be found in our . The Weather Company’s primary...

Hurricane Delta continues to rapidly intensify and is now a storm. Winds in Delta increased 85 mph in the 24 hours ending 11:20 a.m. EDT Tuesday. That is more than double the criteria for the rapid intensification of a tropical cyclone, which is a wind speed increase of at least 35 mph in 24 hours or less. Delta is expected to be the strongest hurricane strike on Cancún in at least 15 years and then will track toward the U.S....

At a Glance Hurricane Delta's intensification rate is one of the fastest ever documented.It intensified from a tropical depression to a Category 4 hurricane in just over 36 hours.It was the fastest to leap from depression to Category 4 in Atlantic Basin records.The hurricane's tiny size and optimal environment allowed it to explode so quickly. Hurricane Delta underwent extraordinary rapid intensification from a tropical depression to Category 4 hurricane in less than two days' time over the Caribbean Sea, smashing...

At a Glance Delta topped out as a Category 4 hurricane in the western Caribbean Sea Tuesday.Delta may be the strongest hurricane to strike Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula in at least 15 years.Delta will then strike the northern U.S. Gulf Coast beginning late Friday.Delta is still expected be a formidable and larger hurricane at landfall along the Gulf Coast.Storm surge, destructive winds and flooding rain are all expected. Interests from the upper Texas coast and Louisiana to Alabama should monitor the...

At a Glance Many areas in Delta's crosshairs are still recovering from other recent storms.Campers, RVs and boats were ordered to leave Grand Isle, Louisiana.Offshore oil rigs were evacuated.More than 6,600 Hurricane Laura evacuees are still in hotels in Louisiana. Tourists and visitors to Alabama's barrier islands are being told to leave ahead of Hurricane Delta, which grew into a major hurricane Tuesday, taking aim at the Upper Gulf Coast. While Delta was expected to make landfall somewhere in Louisiana,...

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Meteorologist Heather Tesch describes the conditions a recent Hurricane Hunter aircraft endured as the plane flew over the Gulf of Mexico. ...

As Hurricane Sally drained a bayou north of Mobile, Alabama, it revealed a paddle boat that hasn’t been seen for decades. ...

It has been a busy past couple of months in the Atlantic hurricane season. But Mother Nature is catching her breath. ...

Hurricane Delta made landfall in the Yucatan Peninsula on Wednesday morning as a storm. Delta's landfall was near Puerto Morelos, Mexico, at around 5:30 a.m. CDT and maximum sustained winds were 110 mph. Delta is expected to track toward the U.S. Gulf Coast late this week. The latest information on Hurricane Delta can be found in our . The Weather Company’s primary journalistic mission is to report on breaking weather news, the environment and the importance of science to our...

At a Glance Mandatory evacuation orders were issued in several Louisiana towns and parishes.Cameron, Louisiana, is still under a mandatory evacuation order from Hurricane Laura.Hurricane Delta could hit the area later this week.Other areas under threat are still recovering from Hurricane Sally. More than a dozen Louisiana cities or parishes have issued evacuation orders or recommendations ahead of Hurricane Delta, while one town has already been under such an order for several weeks. Cameron, Louisiana, is still under a mandatory...