Aug 20 Beach closings and warnings from Hurricane Erin put damper on summer’s end for East Coast By Allen G. Breed, John Seewer, Associated Press Forecasters expect the center of the monster storm to remain far offshore. But the outer edges are likely to bring high winds, large swells and life-threatening rip currents. Continue reading
Aug 19 Hurricane Erin churns up dangerous surf from Florida to New England By Ben Finley, John Seewer, Hallie Golden, Associated Press Hurricane Erin is churning slowly toward the eastern U.S. coast and stirring up waves that already have forced dozens of beach rescues. Continue reading
Aug 18 North Carolina’s Outer Banks could see dangerous surf and winds from Hurricane Erin By Associated Press Hurricane Erin began pelting part of the Caribbean with rain and wind Monday before it's expected to churn up dangerous surf and rip currents along the U.S. East Coast this week. Continue reading
Aug 16 Watch 2:20 News Wrap: Hurricane Erin strengthens into Category 5 storm By PBS News Weekend In our news wrap Saturday, Hurricane Erin rapidly intensified into a Category 5 storm in the Atlantic Ocean, rescue crews search for survivors after devastating flash floods and mudslides in Pakistan, and the Canadian government ordered thousands of striking Air… Continue watching
Aug 13 LIVE MAP: Track the path of Hurricane Erin Forecasters predicted the storm would peak Thursday and said it could regain strength and once again become a major hurricane, Category 3 or greater, but it was not forecast to make landfall along the East Coast before turning farther out… Continue reading
Aug 11 Tropical Storm Erin forms in the Atlantic while Hurricane Henriette strengthens in the Pacific By Associated Press There were no coastal watches or warnings in effect for either storm, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said. Continue reading
Aug 04 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. Continue reading
Jul 31 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… Continue reading
Jul 12 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. Continue reading
Jul 07 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… Continue reading