Hurricane Season

Very warm sea surface temperatures are expected to override the effects of a developing El Niño.

Nonstop rainfall in May and June relieved the drought in Northeast Florida and brought down the temperature. Now we're heading back to normal — or hotter.

Tropical Storm Bret strengthened overnight with sustained winds of 70 mph. Tropical Depression Four formed in the Central Atlantic overnight and is expected to strengthen into Tropical Storm Cindy later today.

Hurricanes are intensifying faster, reaching further inland and costing billions in damage as the climate warms.

The Atlantic hurricane season begins Thursday, and city leaders are warning everyone to take precautions now. Know your evacuation zone; prepare an emergency kit.

Taking lessons from Hurricane Ian, forecasters say they must do more to communicate the risks of approaching storms.

Residents are encouraged to use the tax exemptions to purchase supplies for their hurricane readiness kits.

The preliminary forecast from the National Hurricane Center predicts 12 to 17 named storms, with five to nine hurricanes and one to four major hurricanes.

The seven-day outlook — one of several changes this year — is designed to provide people more time to prepare before a tropical system.

Residents in areas prone to tropical systems have likely heard the advice many times before: "The time to prepare for a storm is long before the storm forms."