Tropical

Tropical outlook for Tropical Storm Melissa. (ABC News) (NEW YORK) — Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to intensify into a major hurricane this weekend and bring catastrophic flash flooding and landslides to parts of the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica. Here’s the latest forecast: Hurricane conditions are expected to first hit southern Haiti on Saturday […]

Tropical outlook, Caribbean Sea. (ABC News) (NEW YORK) — Tropical Storm Melissa, which is taking aim on the Caribbean, may strengthen to a hurricane in the next 24 to 48 hours. The storm will stay away from the mainland United States. Instead, Melissa poses the biggest threat to Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Cuba and Jamaica, […]

Tropical Development – Into the Weekend Map (ABC News) (NEW YORK) — Tropical Storm Melissa has formed in the Atlantic and may further strengthen into a hurricane. Melissa will stay away from the mainland United States, and instead pose the biggest threat to Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Cuba. The storm might also impact Puerto […]

Tropical Storm Jerry – Satellite Map ABC News (NEW YORK) — A new tropical storm has formed in the Atlantic Ocean, but it will likely follow the pattern of other storms that have stayed mostly out to sea, forecasts show. Tropical Storm Jerry formed in the central Atlantic late Tuesday morning and is expected to […]

Tropical Outlook – Atlantic Basin Map (ABC News) (NEW YORK) — Tropical Storm Imelda won’t make landfall in the United States, but it will skirt close to the Southeast coast, bringing rain, strong winds, high surf, rip currents and isolated flash flooding or coastal flooding. Here’s what you need to know: As Imelda moves north, […]

ABC News (NEW YORK) — The Atlantic basin may have been quiet going into the peak of hurricane season, but officials are watching a new system that has developed into a tropical storm, which has the possibility of strengthening further. The National Hurricane Center confirmed on Wednesday that Tropical Storm Gabrielle has formed in the […]

ABC News (NEW YORK) — The Atlantic basin may have been quiet going into the peak of hurricane season, but officials are watching a new storm that has developed into a tropical depression, which has the possibility of strengthening further. The National Hurricane Center confirmed on Wednesday that Tropical Depression Seven has formed in the […]

Tropical Storm Erin. ABC News (NEW YORK) —Tropical Storm Erin is forecast to strengthen into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season by Saturday morning and then become a major Category 3 hurricane by Sunday morning as it passes north of Puerto Rico. But as of now, Erin is not expected to pose a direct threat to […]

Erin – Fifth Named Storm Map. ABC News (NEW YORK) — Tropical Storm Erin is forecast to strengthen into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season by Wednesday and could become a major Category 3 hurricane by the weekend. But as of now, Erin is not expected to post a direct threat to the U.S. […]

(NEW YORK) — A tropical threat on the Gulf Coast has a 40% chance for development into a tropical depression in the next 48 hours, according to the National Hurricane Center. The system, which could currently be considered a “tropical rainstorm” or “tropical disturbance,” is likely to bring heavy rain to the central Gulf Coast […]