Hurricane season

A system in the Caribbean became a tropical depression Monday morning and was expected to become a tropical storm later in the day, forecasters said.

NBC6’s Chelsea Ambriz has your forecast for today, November 4, 2024.

Potential Tropical Cyclone Eighteen formed Sunday afternoon in the southern Caribbean Sea and is expected to become a tropical storm sometime Monday.

Potential Tropical Cyclone 18 is expected to become a tropical storm in the Caribbean by Monday and a hurricane by Tuesday night, according to the National Hurricane Center.

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Our two big models, EURO and GFS are actually quite similar, but enough apart for slightly different ‘possible’ impacts here in South Florida.

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When it comes to hurricanes, Floridians’ spirits lift in November. The end of the season is in sight. While a November storm can never be ruled out — see 2022’s Hurricane Nicole — the chance of being struck by a hurricane drops rapidly as we march towards Thanksgiving.

Hurricane Specialist John Morales has the latest on the tropics Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024.

Meteorologist Ryan Phillips has the latest on the tropics Monday, Oct. 28, 2024.

Should something stir, as the NHC has alluded to, a broad area of low pressure (searching for a steering mechanism) is likely the main forecast concern at this time.

Residents and neighborhoods in the Tampa area are still struggling more than two weeks after Hurricane Milton swept through, but more help was on the way Monday from South Florida law enforcement agencies.

Residents and neighborhoods in the Tampa area are still struggling more than two weeks after Hurricane Milton swept through, but more help was on the way Monday from South Florida law enforcement agencies.

The National Hurricane Center is watching the southwest to central Caribbean Sea for possible development by next weekend. 

As of Sunday evening, a medium chance for development remains in place at 40%.  A tropical depression may form in this general area over the next several days.

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In the subheading, NOAA cut to the chase: “No one creates or steers hurricanes; the technology does not exist.”

New research shows Russia has worked to amplify false and misleading claims about the U.S. government’s response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton as part of the Kremlin’s efforts to manipulate Americans before the Nov. 5 election. The research comes from the London-based Institute for Strategic Dialogue. Researchers found that posts linked to Russian state media and online accounts spread English-language...

Meteorologist Ryan Phillips has the latest update on Tropical Storm Oscar on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024.

With roughly six weeks left in the season, it’s difficult to know if the season is “over.”