The National Hurricane Center on Thursday lowered its forecast chances that a system that had moved over Florida the day previous could develop into the season’s next tropical depression or

Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. "The system is expected to move westward across Florida during the next day or so, and into the northeastern Gulf by late Tuesday,

Federal cuts to the National Weather Service and The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration could tamper with hurricane forecast accuracy.

This hurricane season has brought the slowest start to the Atlantic hurricane season since 2014, as the first named storm didn't develop until June 24. Delayed starts don't necessarily mean a dull a season. We are actually ahead of schedule, with three named storms in the books.

"Should development take place on the Atlantic side of Florida, it may once again drift northward toward the U.S. coast," Accuweather said on July 11. The more plausible option is development on the Gulf side, which could be steered westward along the northern Gulf Coast, the weather forecast company stated.

Coastal living in Florida has long offered sun, pristine beaches, and laid-back lifestyles. However, without proactive planning, it will also raise the chances of crisis. State and local leaders must look beyond the next storm and plan with the generations of Floridians to come in mind.

Great Labor Day Hurricane (1935) -- The country's first Category 5 storm of the 20th century, the Great Labor Day Hurricane killed over 400 people in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas.

The latest forecasts from the National Hurricane Center make it clear that this week a storm with hurricane-force winds could be menacing the east coast of Florida. Just a reminder: It’s November.

A man who posed as a contractor and stole thousands from Hurricane Ian victims was sentenced to five years in prison.