Hurricane experts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said they are expecting an above normal Atlantic hurricane season. The agency said it is anticipating up 13 to 19 named storms, of which six to 10 could become hurricanes and three to five could ramp up into a major hurricane, a Category 3 storm or higher.

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The Atlantic hurricane season gets underway on Sunday, June 1, and forecasters are concerned that it will be similar to the 2024 season, which was one of the most devastating and costliest on record.

Just after sunrise and again before sunset each day, a white balloon, nearly as tall as a person, floats into the Ruskin sky. A little weather instrument dangles from it, collecting data as the balloon drifts up, up, up into the atmosphere collecting data.

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has flagged the first area to watch in the Eastern Pacific less than a week after the official start to that hurricane season. FOX Weather Meteorologists Marissa Torres and Stephen Morgan break down the forecast on Tuesday, May 20.

With the official start of the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season just around the corner on June 1st, Florida officials are issuing a strong call to action: prepare now, not later. Forecasts from leading meteorological institutions,

On "The Florida Roundup," the former branch chief of the National Hurricane Center's Hurricane Specialist Unit described how cuts could lead to poorer forecasts and increased response needs.