Some Gulf Coast residents hunkered down at home and in shelters Monday while others ventured outside to watch the approach of a rare late-season tropical storm that brought the potential for high winds, flooding and up to 8 inches of rain in some places. ...more

November 10, 2009

Tropical Storm Fred has formed in the Atlantic Ocean, the season's sixth named storm with winds at 40 mph. ...more

September 7, 2009

The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Jimena has formed in the Pacific south of Mexico. ...more

August 29, 2009

A new tropical depression has formed over the Atlantic behind Tropical Storm Ana and both are expected to slowly strengthen over the next couple of days. ...more

August 15, 2009

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

Tropical storm watches or warnings were extended from Georgia to areas just south of New York City on Friday as states along the Atlantic braced for Tropical Storm Hanna. And forecasters said Hanna could still become a hurricane before its expected arrival on U.S. shores after roaring past the edge of the Bahamas on Thursday. ...more

September 5, 2008

A new study finds that the strongest hurricanes and typhoons have become even stronger over the past 21/2 decades, adding grist to the contentious debate over whether global warming has made storms more destructive. ...more

September 4, 2008

Pasco County now falls along the far eastern edge of the projected track of Tropical Storm Gustav within 3 to 5 days, local emergency officials said moments ago. The National Hurricane Center shifted the projected path of Gustav slightly east at its 2 p.m. update. ...more

August 27, 2008

Tropical Storm Fay hobbled across northern Florida today as the state's death toll related to the storm rose to seven. The storm, which has never reached hurricane status, nevertheless dumped huge amounts of rain in some parts of Florida, particularly the low-lying central Atlantic coast regions. ...more

August 22, 2008

10:20 a.m. Gov. Charlie Crist and emergency officials insist they did not oversell Fay, the would-be hurricane that has been downgraded to a tropical storm with tornado and flooding potential. "The storm has killed 10 people," Crist says, referring to latest fatality reports from the islands that Fay crossed prior to reaching Florida. "It's important for us to take it seriously." ...more

August 19, 2008