Major Atlantic hurricane landfall odds 'well below-average' this season

Colorado State University (CSU) maintained its Atlantic hurricane season forecast Wednesday, saying the odds of a major hurricane making landfall in the continental United States remain "well below-average."

Tropical Storm, Depression, or Hurricane: The one key difference

Tropical depressions, tropical storms, and hurricanes are all tropical cyclones, but there's one big thing that separates them.

Tropical depression off Mexico could become a hurricane, NHC says

The National Hurricane Center is tracking a tropical depression that formed off the Mexican coast and is expected to strengthen, potentially into a hurricane. 

Tracking the tropics l Weather Wisdom Wednesday
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FOX 10's Krystal Ortiz is tracking the tropics and has more on what could be the first named storm of the season.

NOAA: Developing El Niño expected to weaken Atlantic hurricane season
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A developing El Niño is expected to suppress storm activity during this year's Atlantic hurricane season, according to forecasters with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Hurricane season: NOAA predicts below-normal season, cites El Niño

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its tropical forecast for the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, predicting a below-normal season, citing a strong El Niño weather pattern, warmer ocean temperatures, and weaker trade winds.

Atlantic hurricane season 2026: Here's Colorado State University's tropical forecast

The start of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season is less than two months away, and Colorado State University has released its first forecast for the upcoming season.

Hurricane Melissa ties record for strongest storm in Atlantic history

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has concluded that Hurricane Melissa was stronger than initially recorded, tying it for the most intense hurricane ever observed in the Atlantic basin by wind speed.

Hurricane Melissa: Rising death toll, desperate pleas for aid

It’s been nearly a week since Hurricane Melissa made its first catastrophic landfall in Jamaica, and the death toll is continuing to rise.

How do hurricanes form? l Weather Wisdom Wednesday
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Hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated as Hurricane Melissa, now a category 2 storm, churns across Cuba. So how do hurricanes form? FOX 10 Meteorologist Krystal Ortiz explains.

Phoenix restaurateur anxiously monitors family as Hurricane Melissa pounds Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa stranded two Arizona friends in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Forced to barricade their room to ride out the Category 5 storm, their situation has heightened anxiety across Arizona, where restaurant owner Chris Lyons anxiously checks on family.

Hurricane Melissa: AZ friends barricade as storm hits
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Hurricane Melissa has heightened anxiety across Arizona, stranding 2 Valley residents in Jamaica, forcing them to barricade. Meanwhile, Phoenix restaurant owner Chris Lyons anxiously checks on his own family on the island. FOX 10's Steve Nielsen has more.

Watch Live: Hurricane Melissa slams into Jamaica with 185-mph winds

Hurricane Melissa is making landfall in Jamaica as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, the strongest to hit the island since recordkeeping began 174 years ago.