The Atlantic is gearing up for the likelihood of its next tropical storm, Bertha, after the formation of a tropical depression on Sunday

A calm season is being predicted because of an anticipated strong El Niño, a climate pattern marked by warmer-than-usual water temperatures in the Pacific Ocean.

A Gulf disturbance could bring days of heavy rain and flooding to Florida and the Southeast as the Atlantic season stirs.

When hurricanes form, the category number is often the first thing people want to know. It's important to understand what the ratings really mean.

Invest 91L in the Gulf of America has a low chance of developing into a named storm. The system is expected to bring heavy rain and possible storms to Florida over the weekend. A storm system that started the day as an upper-level low off the Florida coast in the Gulf of America is now Invest 91L and being watched by the National Hurricane Center.

Colorado State University researchers have lowered their 2026 Atlantic hurricane season forecast for a second time, now projecting nine named storms, four hurricanes and one major hurricane as confidence grows that a strong or very strong El Niño will suppress activity during the season’s peak.

There is only one tropical system on record that produced hurricane-force wind gusts in California; near San Diego back in October of 1858, a category one hurricane brought extensive flooding and wind damage with 75 mph gusts.