National Hurricane Center (NHC) News

Atlantic Storm Lee Set to Explode in Strength

Tropical Storm Lee is on track to tie Hurricane Franklin to become 2023’s strongest Atlantic storm with winds of 150 miles per hour by this weekend as it plows through the ocean north of Puerto Rico, the US National Hurricane …

Unusually Warm Atlantic Ocean Is Supercharging Hurricane Idalia

Hurricane Idalia, now a Category 1 storm, is expected to make landfall along Florida’s Gulf Coast on Wednesday. The hurricane’s likely transformation between now and then will be due in part to the unusually warm waters on its path. As …

Tropical Storm Nicholas Expected to Bring Flash Flooding to Deep South

Tropical Storm Nicholas is expected to produce life-threatening flash flooding to portions of the deep South through early Friday according to the National Hurricane Center. Nicholas was approximately 50 miles east of Houston as of 5:00 p.m. EST Tuesday, Sept. …

Tropical Storm Elsa Threatens to Pound Florida’s West Coast This Week

The National Hurricane Center issued tropical storm and storm surge warnings for the west coast of Florida as Tropical Storm Elsa began moving northward from Cuba. As of 11 am Tuesday, July 6, the tropical storm warning was in effect …

Tropical Depression Off North Carolina Could Become Tropical Storm

Tropical Depression Two has formed off the coast of North Carolina and is heading away from the United States, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Monday. The depression is expected to become a tropical storm by tonight, could …

Meteorologists Tracking Potential Storm Threats Across Atlantic

While a tropical storm approaches Bermuda, the threat of more powerful systems is expanding across the Atlantic, from the Gulf of Mexico to Africa. Tropical Storm Paulette probably will become a hurricane on Sept. 13 as it nears Bermuda, possibly …

Tropical Storm Isaias Spawns Tornadoes, Leaves Thousands Without Power in Carolinas

After bringing heavy rain and flooding to Florida over the weekend, Tropical Storm Isaias began its attacking up the Southeast coast Monday, killing at least one person after a tornado it spawned obliterated a mobile home park in North Carolina. …

Isaias Regained Hurricane Strength Before Hitting Carolinas

HATTERAS ISLAND, N.C., Aug 3, 10:26 PM — Isaias regained hurricane strength on Monday night just hours before it was due to make landfall in the Carolinas and churn its way up the U.S. East Coast toward Washington, Philadelphia and …

Tropical Storm Bertha to Bring Heavy Rain to South Carolina

A tropical storm that quickly formed off the coast of South Carolina on Wednesday threatened to unleash heavy rainfall that could produce life-threatening flash flooding after making landfall near Charleston, the National Hurricane Center said. With maximum sustained winds of …

Update: Tropical Storm Imelda Makes Landfall on Texas Coast

A tropical depression in the Gulf of Mexico that quickly upgraded into Tropical Storm Imelda has made landfall on the Texas coast near Freeport. The National Hurricane Center said the storm likely will produce life-threatening flash flooding in some parts …