Barry became a Category 1 hurricane Saturday morning, just prior to coming ashore in southern Louisiana.

The Mississippi River has never been this high when a tropical storm approached.

Tropical Storm Barry could become a hurricane before hitting Louisiana this weekend.

The National Hurricane Center has classified the tropical low over the northeastern Gulf of Mexico as a “potential tropical cyclone” (PTC), and it could become a hurricane before hitting Louisiana this weekend.

A tropical depression is likely to form in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, but the latest forecast trends may keep the worst of the weather west of the state.

Widespread summer-like downpours are on track to return to the Sunshine State this weekend. A strong area of high pressure has suppressed thunderstorms across the state over the past two weeks. Data from rain gauges and Doppler radar indicate that nearly the entire state of Florida has experienced below average rain between June 21 and […]

The Tropical Atlantic Ocean has been quiet, and there are no signs of significant trouble anytime soon. Water temperatures might be favorable for tropical development in some areas, but other conditions such as wind shear and dry, dusty air are likely to prevent tropical storms or hurricanes from developing during the first two weeks of […]

Widespread thunderstorms have returned to the Sunshine State this weekend, and some of them will be a bit stronger than normal.