tracking the tropics

Tropical Storm Ophelia formed off the mid-Atlantic coast and was expected to bring heavy rain, storm surge and windy conditions over the weekend, the National Hurricane Center said Friday.

New England is known for its fickle weather, powerful nor’easters and blizzards. Destructive hurricanes, however, are relatively rare and typically don’t pack the same punch as tropical cyclones that hit the Southeast. Hurricanes usually lose some steam, becoming tropical storms, or extratropical storms, in northern waters. GEOGRAPHY MATTERS New England, in the crosshairs of Hurricane Lee, is usually protected from...

Idalia became a hurricane on Tuesday as it intensified on a path toward Florida’s Gulf coast, with the National Hurricane Center warning of an increasing risk of life-threatening storm surge and dangerous hurricane-force winds in Florida in the next two days.

Florida residents loaded up on sandbags and evacuated from homes in low-lying areas along the Gulf Coast as Tropical Storm Idalia intensified Monday and forecasters predicted it would hit within days as a major hurricane with potentially life-threatening storm surges.

A tropical depression formed in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico Thursday and was expected to bring heavy rainfall to Florida over the coming days.

Residents along portions of Florida’s east coast were preparing for Tropical Storm Nicole, which was expected to strengthen to a category 1 hurricane Wednesday before making landfall, forecasters said.

Tropical Storm Nicole neared Category 1 hurricane strength Tuesday night and will stay a hurricane when it’s expected to approach the east coast of Florida as early as Wednesday, forecasters said.

Rescue crews waded through flooded streets and used boats Thursday in a scramble to save people trapped after Hurricane Ian destroyed a cross-section of Florida, killing multiple people and bringing torrential rains that inundated communities.

Hurricane Ian continued to batter Florida after it made landfall as an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm Wednesday, bringing “catastrophic” storm surge, winds and flooding as one of the strongest recorded storms to ever hit the state.

One of Florida’s prominent airports is set to suspend flights Tuesday as Hurricane Ian heads toward the state, expected to become a dangerous Category 4 hurricane after making landfall Tuesday morning in western Cuba. A number of airlines around the country are also preparing for flight cancellations and changes.

Florida’s Gulf Coast was bracing for Hurricane Ian as it churned toward the state and was expected to become a dangerous Category 4 hurricane after making landfall Tuesday morning in western Cuba.

Evacuations were underway along Florida’s Gulf Coast Monday as Hurricane Ian formed and was quickly strengthening and expected to become a dangerous Category 4 hurricane before possible landfall later in the week.

A tropical storm watch was issued for the lower Florida Keys Sunday as Tropical Storm Ian was set to rapidly strengthen, with a large stretch of the Gulf Coast of Florida preparing for a possible landfall later this week.

Miami and Fort Lauderdale are now out of the cone of concern, but Tropical Storm Ian is still forecast to strengthen and impact Florida and Cuba as a hurricane

A tropical depression formed in the Caribbean Friday and was forecast to strengthen into a hurricane as South Florida was in the “cone of concern” and on guard for possible impacts in the coming days.

Hurricane Fiona has struck Puerto Rico’s southwest coast after causing an island-wide power blackout and threatening to dump “historic” levels of rain.