particularly at night and during periods when hurricane hunter aircraft are not flying in the storm. According to a former NOAA employee familiar with the matter, the Defense Department’s actions ...

Hurricane Barbara was located about 155 miles (245 kilometers) southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico. Its maximum sustained winds were clocked at 75 mph (120 kph). The storm’s center was moving ...

Hurricane Barbara was located about 155 miles (245 kilometers) southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico. Its maximum sustained winds were clocked at 75 mph (120 kph). The storm’s center was moving ...

Former NOAA employees speak out against budget cuts made to agency amid hurricane season 02:08. Former employees of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are speaking out ...

In a meeting with FEMA staff, David Richardson said he was unaware the United States had a hurricane season. Two staff members said it was unclear if he was serious, but the agency said he was joking.

But that extended lead time also means residents are exposed to hurricane alerts and media coverage for days, sometimes weeks, on end. “We have just information coming at us not only through our ...

LOWNDES COUNTY, Ga. (WALB) - Hurricane season is underway, but both the city of Valdosta and Lowndes County remain in recovery mode from Hurricane Helene, some nine months later. Valdosta ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Sunday marks the official start of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, which runs through Nov. 30. Click here to download the free Live 5 First Alert Weather app so you can ...

A hurricane is considered major if it is a category 3, 4 or 5. NOAA predicts a 30% chance of a near-normal season, a 60% chance of an above-normal season, and a 10% chance of a below-normal season.

With hurricane season only weeks away, federal budget cuts have left key Florida weather offices understaffed, and former employees worry that additional proposed reductions to staff and research ...

The Hurricane Hunters, based in Biloxi, are gearing up for storm season to track and send critical data to the National Hurricane Center for forecasting.