An area west of Mexico is being monitored for a possible tropical storm or hurricane next week as a storm-sparking pulse moves across the Pacific Ocean.

No place is more vulnerable to hurricanes in the 50 U.S. states than the Florida Keys. The chain of islands celebrated by singer Jimmy Buffett in his odes to tropical escapism is surrounded by water,

Of those storms, the federal weather agency forecasts that six to 10 will be hurricanes — with three to five of them major. NOAA’s Atlantic hurricane outlook was released during a news conference Thursday, 10 days before the June 1 start of the season.

Eleven requests for disaster declarations are pending at the agency — a sign that it is reducing disaster aid to states, experts say.

Approaching the 2025 hurricane season, ABC Action News Chief Meteorologist Denis Phillips met fans at the annual Rule Number 7 Beer Meet and Greet at Crooked Thumb Brewery.

Two tropical waves moved off the coast of Africa this week as we approach the Memorial Day weekend and the start of hurricane season.

CenterPoint Energy announced Thursday that its infrastructure is now more resilient ahead of the 2025 hurricane season, which starts June 1. CenterPoint's improvements, which make up the second phase of the company's Greater Houston Resiliency Initiative,