The “cone of uncertainty” map that the National Hurricane Center uses to communicate risk as storms form is getting some updates this year. The cone, which shows the probable path of the storm ...

The "cone of uncertainty" gets a couple of changes in 2025: with a new symbol and a narrower cone reflecting improving ...

The National Hurricane Center announced that it has changed some of its methods for the upcoming hurricane season. Among ...

The size of the tropical cyclone forecast error cone for 2025 will be about 3-5% smaller for systems in the Atlantic basin ...

Andrew Hazelton helped make hurricane models more accurate. He was one of hundreds of NOAA workers to lose their jobs—and ...

National Hurricane Center announces changes to its products for the 2025 season. Experimental cone gets new symbol for counties under both hurricane watch and tropical storm warning. This year's ...

This graphic, from Hurricane Helene in 2024, indicated dangerous threats in inland areas. (Courtesy NHC) The “cone of uncertainty” map that the National Hurricane Center uses to communicate ...

MIAMI - The iconic forecast cone used by the National Hurricane Center to predict the paths of tropical cyclones is set to undergo its annual update, with forecasts indicating that the product's ...