Tropical Storm Norma brings heavy rainfall to Mexico as Hurricane Tammy makes landfall in Barbuda

Tropical Storm Norma brings heavy rainfall to Mexico as Hurricane Tammy makes landfall in Barbuda

Topical Storm Norma was continuing on its path into mainland Mexico on Sunday as Hurricane Tammy landed on the Caribbean island of Barbuda. On Sunday morning, the National Hurricane Center said that mainland Mexico faces threats of flash flooding and heavy rainfall as the tropical storm continues moving north-northeastward across the Gulf of California. The … Read more

Philippe, now a post-tropical cyclone, on track to drench parts of New England, Canada

Philippe, now a post-tropical cyclone, on track to drench parts of New England, Canada

Philippe weakened from a tropical storm to a post-tropical cyclone Friday, but it still could bring another round of strong wind and rain to parts of the U.S. Northeast and Canada’s southeast Atlantic coast this weekend, as the weather system continues on a path heading north in the Atlantic, forecasters said. Heavy rains and gusty winds … Read more

Tropical Storm Philippe on track to drench parts of New England, Canada

Tropical Storm Philippe on track to drench parts of New England, Canada

Tropical Storm Philippe could bring another round of strong wind and rain to parts of the U.S. Northeast and Canada’s southeast Atlantic coast this weekend, as the weather system continues on a path heading north in the Atlantic, forecasters said early Friday morning. As of 5 a.m. Eastern on Friday,  Philippe was swirling over the … Read more

‘Disorganized’ Tropical Storm Philippe eyes Maine with forecast cone

‘Disorganized’ Tropical Storm Philippe eyes Maine with forecast cone

All of Maine is once again in the forecast cone of a tropical system. Though Tropical Storm Philippe is still nearly one thousand miles away, it’s forecast cone has it approaching state coastline. As of 5 p.m. on Wednesday, the storm is 295 miles away from St. Thomas and 695 miles away from Bermuda with … Read more

Hurricane Lee, a Category 1, could pose threat to New England

Hurricane Lee, a Category 1, could pose threat to New England

Update: Read our latest coverage here. Hurricane Lee, which became the season’s first Category 5 storm last week, weakened to a Category 1 on Thursday as it continued churning northward on a path that could reach New England this weekend. The National Hurricane Center has issued its first hurricane and tropical storm watches for portions of the … Read more

Hurricane Lee’s path and timeline: Meteorologists project when and where the storm will hit

Hurricane Lee’s path and timeline: Meteorologists project when and where the storm will hit

Hurricane Lee strengthened rapidly Thursday and developed into a major Category 5 storm, the National Hurricane Center said.  Lee intensified quickly over the Atlantic Ocean’s very warm waters, growing from a tropical storm into a Category 1 hurricane on Wednesday and all the way to a Category 5 hurricane Thursday night, with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph. Lee … Read more

Hurricane Lee | Latest maps, spaghetti models and paths

Hurricane Lee | Latest maps, spaghetti models and paths

The National Hurricane Center said Hurricane Lee is expected to become a powerful Category 4 hurricane. Please check back frequently as the WXII First Warning Weather Team will provide updates as needed.► APP USERS: Tap here for the full experience LATEST CONELATEST MODELSATLANTIC SATELLITEGULF SATELLITE7-DAY FORECASTLIVE RADAR More from WXIICLICK HERE for the latest forecast … Read more

The latest maps, models and paths

The latest maps, models and paths

Idalia has weakened to a tropical storm after roaring into Florida’s Big Bend region as a powerful hurricane. It will now track through the Carolinas. Tropical storm warnings have been issued for the entire North Carolina coast.►Download the Very Local app for updates on the coming storm Please check back frequently as the WXII First … Read more

Hurricane Idalia path and timeline: When and where meteorologists project the storm will hit Florida

Hurricane Idalia path and timeline: When and where meteorologists project the storm will hit Florida

Tropical Storm Idalia is nearing hurricane strength and is forecast to become a hurricane on Monday as it tracks toward the Gulf Coast of Florida, on a path that is expected to impact a wide central chunk of the state, including cities like Tampa and Orlando. Officials have placed communities under a range of severe weather … Read more

South Florida could be threatened by disturbance in NW Caribbean with soaking rainfall: Tracking the Tropics

South Florida could be threatened by disturbance in NW Caribbean with soaking rainfall: Tracking the Tropics

MIAMI – As we head into the peak of hurricane season, the CBS News Miami NEXT Weather team is focused on the tropics at the beginning of the week with an area of disturbed weather in the northwestern Caribbean Sea this weekend. The National Hurricane Center gives the area an 80% chance of development over … Read more