The first hurricane or tropical storm in 14 years to reach the Gulf during November should bring some rain, increased wind and a chance of tornadoes to the Tampa Bay area as it crosses Florida. ...more

November 9, 2009

Hurricane Ida swept onto Nicaragua's Atlantic coast Thursday, destroying homes, damaging schools and downing bridges before losing steam and becoming a tropical depression as it moved inland. ...more

November 6, 2009

Ida has been downgraded to a tropical storm, weakening as it dumps heavy rains over Nicaragua. ...more

November 5, 2009

The year's latest tropical depression formed today from an area of low pressure tucked near Central America and is expected to become Tropical Storm Ida, possibly today. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center have watched the thunderstorms in the extreme southwestern Caribbean Sea since the weekend, and the system continued to become more organized. ...more

November 4, 2009

Three tropical systems formed this weekend, but none will have much impact on the Bay area. ...more

August 17, 2009

Tropical Storm Paloma, the season's 15th named storm, is forecast to be a Category 2 hurricane by the time it nears Cuba this weekend. Paloma formed early this morning in the western Caribbean Sea from an area of low pressure that stalled off the coast of Central America. ...more

November 6, 2008

CHRISTIANSTED, U.S. Virgin Islands — Forecasters say a weakening Omar has become a tropical storm again, far from land in the Atlantic Ocean. ...more

October 17, 2008

For a storm that was expected to barely reach hurricane strength, Hurricane Omar now looks like it could hit Category 2, with winds more than 100 mph, in a few days. It might not be that strong when it gets near Puerto Rico on Thursday, but as it moves northeast into the Atlantic, forecasters at the National Hurricane Center say Omar should muscle up as it heads away from land. ...more

October 15, 2008

As Tropical Storm Nana weakened today, another tropical depression formed in the Caribbean Sea and forecasters expect it to become the season's next hurricane. ...more

October 13, 2008

The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Marco has formed off Mexico's Gulf Coast with maximum sustained winds near 65 mph. ...more

October 6, 2008