Hurricanes

The drop in filled desks this school year goes well beyond the expected parameters.

I don't want any hurricanes coming near Louisiana's precious coast, but those tropical systems fascinate me. I found ways through my years of being in the public information business to get the information the experts look at, even if I can't interpret or understand it. If you are a member of the unofficial "Tropical Weather Geek Society," here are a few places you may want to save to your favorites.

We are right in the height of the 2016 hurricane season and with tropical waves, depressions and storms popping up it seems almost every week, residents of the gulf coast should be prepared with the basic supply kits.

Climatologist note that January was unusually warm and have issued an El Niño Watch. Usually El Niño years mean fewer named storms during the hurricane season.

The 2013 Atlantic hurricane season starts today and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released their predictions for the upcoming season. Here are the predictions and ways to be prepared for this upcoming hurricane season.

As of the 7:00 a.m. update, Southwest Louisiana is now under a Tropical storm watch. The cone of uncertainty has shifted further westward which now looks like it includes all of  Louisiana. Update: 7:00 a.m. advisory:  The 7 a.m has just come out and nothing has really changed as far as projected path and wind speeds.  Tropical Storm Isaac is currently sporting 65 mph winds with gusts up to 75 mph

Hurricane season is in full swing and the Caribbean is churning with tropical storm Isaac.  Tropical storm Isaac is forecast to become a hurricane by 1:00 p.m. tomorrow. We checked in with Chief meteorologist Wade Hampton from KPLC for the latest update.

It's August and the height of Hurricane season.  Reports are out now that Tropical Depression #9 has formed in the Atlantic and the forecast is for it to become a Tropical storm by this afternoon and a hurricane by Thursday. Here is the storms current location and 5 day forecast below.

Sometime in the middle of next week, Tropical Storm Ernesto will likely be making landfall on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico -- but exactly where is still a mystery.  And while Ernesto is throwing out winds of around 50 mph this morning, it's still uncertain at this hour just how strong he'll become.

The 2012 Atlantic hurricane season starts today and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released their predictions for the upcoming season. Here are the predictions and ways to be prepared for this upcoming hurricane season.

The good news for Southwest Louisiana is that Irene is one hurricane we don't have to worry about.  The bad news is that the folks on the Atlantic coast of the U.S. should worry. Authorities along the Atlantic seaboard are closely monitoring Hurricane Irene’s projected path, and preparing for the powerful storm’s arrival later in the week. The first major hurricane of the season became a Category

Today is the Anniversary of Hurricane Audrey making landfall in Louisiana on this day in 1957.  A lot of people lost there lives, property and there way of life. On this day the anniversary of Hurricane Audrey, I thought i would share with you guys the history behind Audrey from how it formed to its strengthening to its landfall and aftermath.