TROPICS

Forecasts say Tropical Storm Philippe is threatening to unleash heavy rains and flash flods in the Leeward Islands in the overnight hours.

Tropics: Phillipe & Rina remain close together in Atlantic

Even with El Niño, a typical limiting factor in tropical development, the 2023 hurricane season has been a busy one.

Yes, two tropical weather systems can collide.

Here's what's popping in the tropics.

There are two areas in the tropics we are keeping an eye on.

Tropical Storm Philippe formed Saturday afternoon over the central Atlantic Ocean, according to the National Hurricane Center.

The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Ophelia has formed off the U.S. mid-Atlantic coast and was producing winds just below hurricane force.

Is that red blob any threat to Florida?

The National Hurricane Center continues to highlight the area off the coast of Florida for possible subtropical development.

A rapidly intensifying storm in the Atlantic has developed into a hurricane.

The National Hurricane Center on Monday highlighted an area of low pressure expected to form off the coast of Florida.

A new tropical depression has formed in the central Atlantic.

The outer bands of Hurricane Lee are starting to lash Bermuda as big surf pounded the island, with the Category 2 storm expected to make landfall on the coast of New England or Atlantic Canada over the weekend.

A new system to be watched recently emerged off Africa and is moving across the eastern tropical Atlantic.

Sept. 10 marks the official peak of the Atlantic hurricane season, and to commemorate the day, we are tracking four systems in the tropics.

News 6 Meteorologist Jonathan Kegges has a new role.

Hurricane Lee is now a monster Category 5 storm after a day of rapid intensification.

Lee could be one for the books by early next week.

Tropical Storm Lee is forecast to become a major hurricane as it approaches the Caribbean.

Could a strengthening tropical wave threaten Florida? Here's what you need to know.

Add another wave to the list of things bubbling in the tropics. Let’s break it all down for you.

With all the action in the tropics, post-tropical Idalia and tropical storms Gert and Katia, a wave has caught the eyes of many here in Central Florida.

Newly-formed Tropical Depression 12 joins an already jam-packed Atlantic ocean.

It's been one of the most asked questions to the Pinpoint Weather Team regarding Idalia.

Idalia roars to the Big Bend area of Florida.

Get the latest information about Hurricane Idalia.

Models are suggesting a return trip to the Sunshine State sometime late in the weekend or early next week. Is this possible?

The main threat for Central Florida will be the severe weather risk as intense outer bands from Idalia spiral through.

Here's what you need to know about the tropical watches issued for portions of Central Florida

Hot and humid with showers and storms around this afternoon.

Tropical Storm Idalia formed in the Caribbean Sea on Sunday, with a projected path that lurches through the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida’s Big Bend.

Area of low pressure known as Invest 93L has now become Tropical Depression 10, located near the northeastern Yucatan Peninsula.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs an executive order declaring a state of emergency for a large part of Florida.

Hurricane Franklin formed Saturday, becoming the second hurricane behind July’s Don of the 2023 Atlantic season, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Invest 93L could begin to strengthen in the Gulf of Mexico by late Sunday or Monday.

Loop current is in the Gulf of Mexico

All eyes are on the tropics, and some are beginning to prep their homes just in case.

A new tropical wave off the coast of Africa has been highlighted by the National Hurricane Center.

Those who like to look at various weather models during hurricane season often wonder what one is the best. While no model is gospel, some models do perform better than others.

Chances are increasing for a tropical disturbance to impact parts of Florida early to middle of next week.

Rain chances will increase next week as we pinpoint an area of low pressure moving into the Gulf of Mexico.

The tropics begin to get active closer to the end of August into September, as is expected, but what happened after Tropical Storm Emily actually broke a 130-year-old record.

The tropics are staying active. Will Florida be impacted?

Tropical Storm Franklin is unleashing heavy floods and landslides in the Dominican Republic after making landfall in the country’s southern region.

Tropical Storm Harold made landfall in Texas on Tuesday.

Tropical Storm Emily has formed in the Atlantic, according to the National Hurricane Center’s 11 a.m. ET update Sunday.

‘Tis the season for activity in the tropics, with five areas now being watched closely by the National Hurricane Center.

Tropical Depression Six formed in the Atlantic on Saturday, but is expected to be short-lived, according to the National Hurricane Center.

The Atlantic Basin holds four tropical waves at the moment. None, right now, are threats to Central Florida.

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring four areas in the Atlantic for tropical development as one is expected to move into the Gulf of Mexico and bring rain to Florida.

No such thing as a category 6 hurricane

The National Hurricane Center highlighted a new disturbance in the Atlantic.

The last named storm was Hurricane Don and that was 23 days ago. Now that we've hit the mid-point in August the tropics are beginning to get active.

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring three disturbances as we near the peak of hurricane season.

The National Hurricane Center continues to highlight two tropical waves in the Atlantic.

After a nice quiet stretch in the tropics, it appears the switch is about to be flipped. The National Hurricane Center is highlighting two tropical waves over the Central and Eastern Atlantic.

The NHC has highlighted two areas of potential development in the Atlantic on the same day that Hurricane Charlie struck Florida 19 years ago.

The Atlantic remains unfavorable for development.

Here's what you need to know about the next few weeks of hurricane season.

A robust tropical wave emerges from Africa.

The Atlantic hurricane season is transitioning to the Cabo Verde season where tropical waves roll off of Africa and develop in the Central Atlantic.

The Atlantic hurricane season is usually most active from August to early October.

Waves of rain will stream into Central Florida.

Rain will get an earlier start across Central Florida Thursday as a disturbance pulls in tropical moisture from the Atlantic.

Storms will hit half of you today.

The National Hurricane Center has now highlighted three disturbances for possible tropical development.

We are pinpointing rain chances at 50% for the next several days across Central Florida.

Subtropical storm Don formed in the Atlantic.

Development chances have increased for an area in the Atlantic, according to the National Hurricane Center.

After a nice break in the Atlantic basin, a new area of interest has been highlighted by the National Hurricane Center.

Large Saharan dust plume headed to Florida, Gulf Coast.

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring two areas in the Atlantic.

The National Hurricane Center highlights the remnants of what was Tropical Storm Cindy with a low chance for development.

Tropical Depression 4 has strengthened into Tropical Storm Cindy.

Tropical Depression Four upgraded to Tropical Storm Cindy in the Atlantic Ocean late Thursday.

Tropical Storm Bret is packing stronger winds as it closes in on the Lesser Antilles, according to the latest report by the Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters.

We are just a few weeks into hurricane season, and an area in the tropics that typically is quiet during the first two months of the season is starting to wake up very early.

A tropical depression or storm is likely to develop this week in the Atlantic, according to the National Hurricane Center.

A tropical wave off the coast of Africa could become a tropical depression next week, according to the National Hurricane Center.

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a tropical wave forecast to move off Africa's coast

Is a storm possible in the Gulf of Mexico?

Hurricane landfalls in Florida and the rest of the U.S. are rare in June.

It’s about this time every year where we look for Saharan dust to make its several thousand-mile trip across the Atlantic.

SpaceX on Saturday will attempt to launch the CRS-SpX28 mission from Kennedy Space Center, sending a Cargo Dragon 2 capsule laden with supplies to the International Space Station.

When an area of low pressure in the tropics is designated an Invest by the National Hurricane Center, computer forecasts on that specified entity can begin.

A tropical disturbance off the coast of Florida in the Gulf of Mexico now has a 50% chance of development in the next couple days.

An area of showers and storms located over the north central Gulf will have a chance to develop over the next few days

Hurricane season doesn't officially start until June 1, but the National Hurricane Season is tracking a potential system.

What's the "dirty side" of a storm during hurricane season?

The official start of hurricane season is nearing.

Computer models are starting to hint at the potential for a developing storm in the Gulf of Mexico or southwest Atlantic.

La Nina’s three-year run officially ended.

Before Jonathan Hosmer was pepper sprayed and restrained by his ankles, Cocoa Beach police say Officer Matt LaFleur was right to check on the 30-year-old after he fell asleep on a bench in front of the Tropics bar last summer.

Hurricane Ian tops the list as the most expensive billion-dollar U.S. disaster to happen in 2022, the third costliest on record, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

The 2022 hurricane season got off to an extremely slow start, but quickly became very active in late September.

Less than two weeks to go until hurricane season ends. Or does it?

Well, that's just crazy.

A house collapses into the ocean after Nicole devours much of the Central Florida coastline.