TAMPA Providing further evidence that there is a reason hurricane season doesn't end until Nov. 30, forecasters are watching a tropical disturbance in the Caribbean Sea they say shows potential for development. The area of storms is tucked into the southwest area of the Caribbean, north of Panama. It is in about the only area in the tropics with water temperatures high enough to support tropical system development. ...more

November 24, 2008 |

Paloma strengthened to a minimal hurricane with winds near 75 mph on Thursday as it churned toward the Cayman Islands and Cuba. ...more

November 7, 2008 |

For a storm that was expected to barely reach hurricane strength, Hurricane Omar now looks like it could hit Category 2, with winds more than 100 mph, in a few days. It might not be that strong when it gets near Puerto Rico on Thursday, but as it moves northeast into the Atlantic, forecasters at the National Hurricane Center say Omar should muscle up as it heads away from land. ...more

October 15, 2008 |

What was left of short-lived Tropical Storm Nana has become just a mass of rain in the Atlantic Ocean far from Florida, but forecasters say another tropical depression could form today, this one hugging the coast of Central America. The National Hurricane Center ceased its advisories on Nana, saying the season's 14th storm is now merely an area of low pressure. ...more

October 14, 2008 |

As Tropical Storm Nana weakened today, another tropical depression formed in the Caribbean Sea and forecasters expect it to become the season's next hurricane. ...more

October 13, 2008 |

Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center are watching a pair of tropical waves, one in the Caribbean Sea another in the Atlantic Ocean. ...more

October 12, 2008 |

Being a pack rat likely saved Kris Geidel's life. Now he's hoping to keep his fishing business from sinking. ...more

October 11, 2008 |

The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Marco has formed off Mexico's Gulf Coast with maximum sustained winds near 65 mph. ...more

October 6, 2008 |

Strong winds kicked up rough surf Thursday as an intense low-pressure system chugged toward the Southeast coast with wind gusts of up to 40 mph, knocking out power to thousands of homes in Virginia. ...more

September 26, 2008 |

The price of gas varied widely in Highlands County Sunday afternoon. Where you pulled over to fill the tank showed just how much effect Tropical Storm Ike and the oil companies had on your pocketbook. ...more

September 15, 2008 |