Hurricane season

Newly-formed Tropical Storm Francine was named in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday morning.

Beaches in parts of New York City will remain closed for a fourth straight day over safety concerns brought on by Tropical Storm Ernesto passing offshore. The city said that all beaches in Brooklyn and in the Rockaway neighborhood, as well as Riis Beach, will be closed to swimming and wading through Tuesday. Swimming was initially prohibited at city beaches…

Beaches will be closed for a third day in Brooklyn in Queens over safety concerns brought on by Tropical Storm Ernesto passing offshore from New York City. Swimming was initially prohibited at city beaches in those boroughs through Sunday, but city officials extended the closure into Monday due an extended rip current threat. Lifeguards remained on duty at the beaches…

High rip-current risk is prompting safety concerns along tri-state coastline beaches ahead of Tropical Storm Ernesto passing offshore later this weekend. 

Beaches in Brooklyn and Queens have been closed for the weekend over safety concerns brought on by Tropical Storm Ernesto passing offshore from New York City. Swimming will be prohibited at city beaches in those boroughs through Sunday, but lifeguards will remain on duty through the weekend. Jacob Riis Beach, although managed by the National Park Service, will also be…

While Hurricane Ernesto is set to pass well offshore from the New York City metro area this weekend, the tropical system will very much be felt in the area, especially along the coast. Expect dangerous rip currents and large waves — up to 9 feet on parts of Long Island — through the weekend. (Here’s why rip currents are so…

While Hurricane Ernesto is set to pass well offshore from the New York City metro area this weekend, the tropical system will very much be felt in the area, especially along the coast. Ernesto is expected to bring large swells and dangerous rip currents to our area beaches. High wind gusts close to 30 mph are possible in some areas…

Hurricane Ernesto barreled toward Bermuda on Thursday after leaving hundreds of thousands of people in Puerto Rico without power or water as sweltering heat enveloped the U.S. territory, raising concerns about people’s health. A hurricane warning was in effect for Bermuda, with Ernesto expected to pass near or over the island on Saturday. The Category 1 storm was located...

Latest Forecast From Storm Team 4

As of Wednesday afternoon, Hurricane Ernesto continued bringing heavy rain to the Virgin Islands andPuerto Rico. By midday Wednesday, between 2 and 6 inches of rain had fallen across Puerto Rico. The highest totals are being reported on the eastern half of the island, where heavy rain banded over the region. With more rain on the way, some areas had…

Ernesto strengthened into a hurricane Wednesday as it dropped torrential rain on Puerto Rico and threatened to strengthen into a major hurricane en route to Bermuda.

Latest Forecast From Storm Team 4

On the forecast track, Ernesto is expected to move across portions of the Leeward Islands on Tuesday and near or over the U.S. and British Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico by Tuesday evening.

Potential Tropical Cyclone Five is strengthening and could be a named tropical storm by the end of Monday, federal forecasters said. If so, it would most likely be named Ernesto.

Hurricane Debby reached the Big Bend coast of Florida early Monday, bringing with it the potential for catastrophic flooding and life-threatening storm surge as it slowly passes over the northern part of the state.

Hurricane Debby has made landfall Monday in northern Florida as a Category 1 storm.

Hurricane Beryl came ashore at Matagorda around 4 a.m. Monday as a category 1 hurricane

Texas officials warned the state’s entire coastline to brace for possible flooding, heavy rain and wind as they wait for a more defined path of the storm

After Beryl made history as the earliest hurricane to reach category 4 intensity, NBC6 is taking a look at how climate change may have played a role.

Beryl formed into the first hurricane of the season on Saturday, and the storm and is forecast to intensify quickly, the National Weather Service said.