hurricanes

LIVE MAP: Track the path of Tropical Storm Dexter

Tropical Storm Dexter is the fourth named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. It formed late Sunday and was heading east-northeast Monday.

Government will keep sharing key satellite data for hurricane forecasts despite planned cutoff

By Alexa St. John, Associated Press

The U.S. Department of Defense will now continue sharing key data collected by three weather satellites that help forecasters track hurricanes. Meteorologists and scientists had warned of risks to accurate and timely storm tracking without the information when officials made…

Why forecasters are concerned about losing 3 key satellites ahead of peak hurricane season

By Chris Vagasky, The Conversation

The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program has been particularly important for understanding when a hurricane is about to rapidly intensify, a dangerous situation for coastal communities.

Debate erupts over weather forecasts for deadly Texas floods and adequate staffing

By Michael Biesecker, Brian Slodysko, Associated Press

Former federal officials and outside experts have warned for months that President Donald Trump’s deep staffing cuts to the National Weather Service could endanger lives. After torrential rains and flash flooding struck Friday in the Texas Hill Country, the weather…

Hurricane Flossie strengthens to Category 2 off Mexico’s Pacific coast

By Associated Press

Heavy rainfall of up to 6 inches is expected in several Mexican states, potentially causing flooding and mudslides.

Tropical Storm Andrea, first of Atlantic hurricane season, has formed

By Associated Press

The tropical storm is expected to weaken Tuesday night and dissipate by Wednesday night.

Hurricane Erick makes landfall in southern Mexico as a Category 3 storm

By Fabiola Sanchez, Luis Alberto Cruz, Associated Press

Powerful Hurricane Erick made landfall in Mexico’s southern state of Oaxaca early Thursday as a major hurricane before moving inland and weakening to a tropical storm as it dumped heavy rain, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said.

Hurricane Erick threatens to bring flooding and mudslides to Mexico’s Pacific coast

By Luis Alberto Cruz, Associated Press

Up to 20 inches of rain could fall across the Mexican states of Oaxaca and Guerrero.

Tropical Storm Erick, located near southern Mexico, is expected to become a hurricane

By Associated Press

The National Hurricane Center said Erick was expected to rapidly intensify and become a hurricane by late Tuesday or early Wednesday.

Barbara strengthens, becoming first hurricane of eastern Pacific season

By Associated Press

The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Monday that swells generated by the storm system will affect portions of the coast of southwestern Mexico during the next few days.