When the current is strong, it makes the water closer to shore cooler. So here's what that means for hurricane season: ...

Driven by high temperatures in the Gulf, Hurricane Ian rapidly intensified from a Category 3 to Category 5 before making ...

Tropical Storm Iona became the first named storm of the 2025 hurricane season in the Central Pacific on Sunday evening local ...

With La Niña helping clear the way for a busy hurricane season, this wide current of warm water could spell disaster for the northern Gulf Coast.

Carlyn Scott, College of Marine ScienceDriven by high temperatures in the Gulf, Hurricane Ian rapidly intensified from a ...

(Miami, FL) - A new study finds a ‘pressure point’ in the Gulf could cause hurricanes to rapidly intensify. This "loop current" anomaly intrigued Oceanographer Dr. Yonggang Liu at the USF College of ...

When Hurricane Katrina moved into the Gulf, it intensified from a Category 3 storm to a Category 5 storm while it traversed the Loop Current for just one day. A 2018 National Academies consensus study ...

The 2024 Atlantic Hurricane season will officially be classified as a “very active season,” producing 18 named storms, 11 hurricanes, and 5 major storms.

Likening the system to a merry-go-round, Pilié said weather forecasting models Thursday showed the storm doing a full loop ...

The NHC unveils enhanced alerts for the 2025 hurricane season, including rip current risks and an inland warning system for tropical storm impacts. Skip Navigation. Share on Facebook; ...

NEW ORLEANS — A flood watch has been issued for our entire area from 1 p.m. Wednesday through late Friday night. Most see between 2-4 inches, with some spots over 5 inches.

The Understanding Gulf Ocean Systems (UGOS) initiative supports research using ocean observations and modeling in the Gulf of Mexico to improve understanding and forecasting of the Loop Current ...