2015 Hurricane Season News

Hurricane Season Ends: Atlantic Stayed Below Normal; Pacific Set Records

The Atlantic, eastern and central Pacific hurricane seasons officially ended yesterday, and as NOAA predicted, the Atlantic season stayed below normal with 11 named storms, while the eastern and central Pacific were above normal with both regions shattering all-time records. …

Florida Marks 10 Years Without Major Hurricane, Sets Record

The state of Florida is marking a big milestone with the official end of the 2015 hurricane season – 10 years without a major hurricane making landfall in the state. The Miami Herald reports that the hurricane-free streak is a …

Cyclone-Heavy Hurricane Season Not Over Yet

For a few minutes last Wednesday, there weren’t any hurricanes, cyclones, typhoons or tropical storms anywhere in the world. The respite didn’t last long. Thursday morning, the U.S. Navy and Air Force’s Joint Typhoon Warning Center, along with the Indian …

North Carolina Requests Disaster Declaration for Flood Damage

North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory says flooding caused at least $31 million in damage in eight North Carolina counties where he’s now seeking a federal disaster declaration in hopes of getting help paying that bill. McCrory said Friday he has …

Insured Losses From Joaquin Might Be Minimal at This Juncture: Macquarie

While still a major hurricane that turned into a Category 4 Thursday above the Bahamas, the estimated track for Hurricane Joaquin has continued to track further east of the U.S. in recent estimates. If the latest forecast holds, that could …

RMS: Slow-Moving Hurricane Joaquin Expected to Drive Coastal Flooding

Even though Hurricane Joaquin is likely to remain offshore in the Atlantic, it is battering parts of the Carribbean with Category 4 strength winds and will likely drive coastal flooding and heavy rainfall along the eastern U.S. coastline, according to …

Update: Category 4 Joaquin, After Pounding Bahamas, May Bypass East Coast

While forecasters haven’t ruled out a U.S. East Coast strike by the Category 4 hurricane pounding the Bahamas with heavy rains and raging surf, more projections are showing Joaquin will miss, the National Hurricane Center said. Joaquin raked parts of …

Major Hurricane Joaquin Could Hit East Coast

Joaquin became a major hurricane as it tears toward the Bahamas and government forecasters said they can’t rule out a strike on the U.S. East Coast as early as Sunday. The 10th storm of the Atlantic season had top wind …

Update: Joaquin’s U.S. Path Unclear But East Coast Already Under Flood Watch

Joaquin is forecast to become a major hurricane by Saturday as it strengthens in the Atlantic, triggering hurricane warnings and watches for the Bahamas. Its course after crossing the island chain is still uncertain, the National Hurricane Center said. Joaquin, …

Hurricane Season’s Peak: Gone with the Wind Shear

The day during the Atlantic hurricane season when a tropical storm or worse is most likely to be swirling around the basin may come and go with a whimper. The best the Atlantic probably will come up with by Thursday, …