The formation of an El Niño and an abundance of warm water make conditions especially friendly for potential storm systems.

NEW HOPE, JAMAICA - OCTOBER 28: A satellite view showed Hurricane Melissa approaching Jamaica as the sun rose near New Hope, Jamaica Oct. 28, 2025. (Photo by CSU/CIRA & NOAA/Anadolu via Getty ...

Here in Oklahoma, we know severe weather all too well. Tornadoes, hail, and strong spring storms are part of our landscape. But another type of severe weather—hurricanes—can sometimes reach us too, ...

Early-hurricane season stirrings are routine, and experts warn El Niño won’t stop every storm from finding a window to grow.

In this NASA handout, Hurricane Milton, a Category 5 storm at the time of this photograph, was pictured in the Gulf of Mexico ...

On May 15, the National Hurricane Center begins issuing tropical outlooks for the Atlantic. On the same day, the Eastern ...

The Loop Current often bulges out in the northern Gulf of Mexico, where it sometimes sheds a clockwise-rotating ring of warm ...

Hurricane Melissa, one of the strongest Atlantic storms ever recorded, created "extremely dangerous and life-threatening" conditions in Jamaica, according to the US National Hurricane Center. Climate ...

Giant plumes of Sahara Desert dust that gust across the Atlantic can suppress hurricane formation over the ocean and affect weather in North America. But thick dust plumes can also lead to heavier ...

EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Hurricane season is just weeks away, and local emergency officials are warning Rio Grande ...

Experts say a developing weather pattern thousands of miles away in the tropical Pacific could help keep this a relatively ...