A tax-free holiday for disaster supplies hasn't been approved by the Florida Legislature. Legislators return to Tallahassee to work out the details of the state's 2025-2026 budget. At issue is whether to maintain specific tax holidays or approve an overall reduction in the state's sales tax.

All forecast models have some kind of bias, so AI is being used to help correct them to give forecasters a more accurate idea of where a tropical system might go.

No pet, under any circumstances, should be left behind or outdoors in the event of a hurricane. Emergency planning for pets requires getting things organized and lined up in advance. Supplies should be able to provide for pets for at least five days.

This year's Atlantic hurricane season officially started June 1, and it could see above-average activity. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting 13 to 19 named storms by the time the season officially ends,

The 2025 list of hurricane names was last used in 2019. This Atlantic hurricane season is expected to have an above-normal number of storms.

The recent CNN report notes that while the NWS is preparing to hire 125 people, those hires will come after the agency processes transfers to cover “critical” vacancies. Last month, NOAA announced it was seeking 155 internal transfers from well-staffed offices to help cover those gaps.

Just in time for hurricane season, the Army Corps says it’s finished fixing corroded flood pumps at New Orleans' outfall canals — a $760M system built after Katrina that began failing just five years in.

Nine months after Hurricanes Helene and Milton slammed Florida less than two weeks apart, businesses dependent on tourism want visitors to know they're open even as construction continues.