Atlantic disturbance’s chances of strengthening grow late into hurricane season BY MARCO CARTOLANO | Staff writer 1 hr ago A broad area of low pressure was forming in the central and western Atlantic Wednesday morning and the system could further develop, forecasters with the National Hurricane Center said.Â
Area of low pressure to form in western Atlantic in the next few days, forecasters say BY MARCO CARTOLANO | Staff writer Nov 3, 2026 Hurricane forecasters continue to track a disturbance in the western Atlantic that is expected to form into an area of low pressure over the next day or two.
Hurricane forecasters track disturbance in the western Atlantic late into 2026 season BY MARCO CARTOLANO | Staff writer Nov 2, 2026 Hurricane forecasters were tracking a disturbance in the western Atlantic Monday morning.
+2 Subtropical Storm Josephine, 10th named storm of the season, heads away from US coastline BY MARCO CARTOLANO | Staff writer Oct 22, 2026 Subtropical Storm Josephine was moving northeast away from the U.S. Thursday morning and was on its way to reaching hurricane-force wind speeds after forming Wednesday, forecasters with the Na…
Disturbance off the East Coast bringing dangerous waves could develop later this week BY MARCO CARTOLANO | Staff writer Oct 20, 2026 An area of low pressure a few hundred miles off the East Coast could develop over the next couple of days, forecasters with the National Hurricane Center said Tuesday morning.Â
Atlantic disturbance expected to bring high winds, coastal flooding to US East Coast BY MARCO CARTOLANO | Staff writer Oct 19, 2026 A non-tropical area of low pressure is forecast to bring high winds, coastal flooding and dangerous surf along portions of the East Coast over the next few days, forecasters with the National …
+6 Sunken boats litter Louisiana waterways. One hurricane-prone parish has had enough. BY MARGARET KATES | Staff Writer Oct 13, 2026 Local governments are often the ones left to deal with abandoned and derelict vessels, a project they may not have funds to tackle.Â
Hurricane forecasters track new disturbance in the Atlantic near the Cabo Verde Islands BY MARCO CARTOLANO | Staff writer Oct 12, 2026 Hurricane forecasters are tracking an area of low pressure in the eastern tropical Atlantic as of Monday morning.
+2 Four killed in Alabama, Florida after Hurricane Isaias pounds Gulf Coast, authorities say BY MARTHA SANCHEZ | Staff writerUpdated Oct 10, 2026 At least four people were killed as Hurricane Isaias moved north from the Gulf Coast Friday night, according to authorities in Alabama and Florida.
+26 SEE PHOTOS: Gulf Coast picks up the pieces as daily life returns after Hurricane Isaias BY DAVID GRUNFELD | DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Oct 10, 2026 Hurricane Isaias tore through the Gulf Coast Friday night, damaging hotels and homes and knocking out power.
Boater who went viral for riding out Isaias in the Gulf survives the night: ‘Holy cow’ By JUSTIN MITCHELL | Staff writer Updated Oct 10, 2026 A man who decided to ride out Hurricane Isaias from his boat in the Gulf made it through the night as the powerful storm made landfall near Destin Friday night.
+7 Isaias pounds Gulf Coast but spares many cities of catastrophic damage: ‘Sense of relief’ BY MARTHA SANCHEZ | Staff writer Oct 10, 2026 Hurricane Isaias struck the Florida Panhandle Friday night, pounding a 200-mile stretch of the Gulf Coast with high winds and heavy rain that drowned beaches, downed power lines and transforme…
+2 Isaias, 2026’s first hurricane, makes landfall on Florida coast By JULIA GUILBEAU | Staff writer Updated Oct 10, 2026 Isaias, the first hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic season, made landfall Friday around 8:30 p.m. as a powerful Category 2 hurricane, moving ashore near Destin, Florida, National Hurricane Center…
+9 Popular beach towns go quiet as Isaias surges towards Florida’s Gulf Coast: ‘Kind of eerie’ BY MARTHA SANCHEZ | Staff writer Oct 9, 2026 The surging winds and growing waves that began battering the Florida Panhandle and Alabama Gulf Coast on Friday forced thousands across the region to retreat into homes and shelters as they wa…
+19 Photos: Gulf Coast braces as Hurricane Isaias approaches BY DAVID GRUNFELD | DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Oct 9, 2026 Hurricane Isaias takes aim at the Pensacola area as a Category 3 storm Friday, Oct. 9, 2026, as Gulf Coast residents and businesses prepare. Rough surf pounds beaches, double red flags signal …
+2 Isaias could be major Cat 3 hurricane at landfall as track shifts east again, forecasters say BY MARTHA SANCHEZ | Staff writerUpdated Oct 9, 2026 Hurricane Isaias kept intensifying Friday morning and could now remain a Category 3 storm when it strikes the Florida Panhandle late Friday, National Hurricane Center forecasters said in a 10 …
+2 Isaias reaches Cat 3 strength, will be ‘dangerous hurricane’ at landfall. See latest forecast. By JUSTIN MITCHELL, MARTHA SANCHEZ | Staff writers Updated Oct 9, 2026 Hurricane Isaias reached major hurricane status Friday morning and is likely to remain a Category 3 storm when it makes landfall, National Hurricane Center forecasters said.
+4 Thousands brace for Isaias on the busy, usually blissful Gulf Coast: ‘Taking it very seriously’ BY MARTHA SANCHEZ | Staff writerUpdated Oct 8, 2026 Grocery shelves are emptying. Weekend plans are long abandoned. And thousands across the usually blissful shores of Alabama and the Florida Panhandle are bracing as Hurricane Isaias surges closer.
+2 Isaias is getting stronger in the Gulf. See Thursday forecast for Louisiana, the Gulf Coast. By JUSTIN MITCHELL | Staff writer Updated Oct 8, 2026 Hurricane Isaias is intensifying in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico despite battling some wind shear and remains a Category 1 hurricane Thursday afternoon, according to the National Hurricane …
+2 Tropical Storm Isaias nears hurricane strength. See the latest forecast. BY JUSTIN MITCHELL | Staff writer Updated Oct 7, 2026
+3 Louisiana eyes Isaias — and hopes to be spared ahead of busy tourism weekend By MIKE SMITH, STEPHANIE RIEGEL AND JUSTIN MITCHELL | Staff writersUpdated Oct 7, 2026 While last-minute shifts cannot be ruled out, forecasts put Isaias' track significantly to the east of Louisiana's coast.Â
Some Gulf Coast cities will be on Isaias’ ‘dirty side’ at landfall. Here’s what that means. BY MARCO CARTOLANO | Staff writer Updated Oct 7, 2026 Tropical Storm Isaias formed in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico early Wednesday morning and is expected to be make landfall as a Category 1 hurricane this weekend.
What can Louisiana expect from Isaias? Watch Damon Singleton’s tropics forecast here. BY DAMON SINGLETON | Staff writerUpdated Oct 7, 2026 The latest forecast track for Tropical Storm Isaias appears to be good news for southeast Louisiana as the tropical storm is expected to rapidly intensify to a Category 2 hurricane in the Gulf…
+2 Tropical Depression 9 forms in Gulf and could be Cat 2 hurricane at landfall, NHC says BY WILLIE SWETT and JUSTIN MITCHELL | Staff writersUpdated Oct 6, 2026 A tropical depression has formed in the southwest Gulf and is likely to strengthen quickly and make landfall as a Category 2 hurricane, according to the National Hurricane Center’s Tuesday aft…
Isaias may form in Gulf, but a lot remains uncertain. Watch Damon’s Singleton’s forecast. BY DAMON SINGLETON | Staff writerUpdated Oct 6, 2026 Editor’s note: The National Hurricane Center at 4 p.m. Tuesday is issuing advisories on Tropical Depression 9, as the invest has strengthened. Click here for the latest update.
Invest 92L in Gulf likely to become tropical depression before moving north. See the forecast. BY MARCO CARTOLANO | Staff writer Updated Oct 6, 2026 A broad area of low pressure in the southwestern Gulf dubbed Invest 92L is likely to become a tropical depression in the next day or so, forecasters with the National Hurricane Center said Tue…
Invest 92L forms in the Gulf, is expected to strengthen. Here’s the lastest forecast. By JUSTIN MITCHELL | Staff writer Updated Oct 5, 2026 A area of low pressure in the southwestern Gulf is now Invest 92L and is expected to strengthen over the next few days, according to the latest update from the National Hurricane Center.
Disturbance in the Gulf likely to become tropical depression this week, forecasters say BY MARCO CARTOLANO | Staff writer Oct 5, 2026 A trough of low pressure in the southwestern Gulf is likely to become a tropical depression this week, according to the National Hurricane Center on Monday morning.