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2024 Hurricane Season Forecast Accuracy

Hurricane season 2025 is less than 100 days away, but forecasters have good news

In a triumph for research and forecast improvement efforts, the Center's track forecast performance for 2024 was the best in its history.

Sun Herald (TCA) on MSN · 2d

Hurricane forecasters set accuracy records in ‘24, but there’s one thing they got worse at

The National Hurricane Center on Monday released preliminary highlights from its post-season analysis of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. Forecasters at the NHC analyze every hurricane season after the fact to verify the accuracy of its forecasts and model guidance, and 2024’s full analysis will be released this spring.

Pensacola News Journal · 2d

Here are the 21 storm names for the 2025 hurricane season and why we name them

Meteorological consulting firm WeatherBell has predicted that we could see between 15-19 named storms during this year’s hurricane season, and we already know what their names will be, too. Here’s a look at the hurricane names for the 2025 hurricane season.

WRAL · 2d

A Look Back: 2024 Hurricane Season Forecast Accuracy

Atlantic hurricane season was one for the record books with numerous strong storms. The National Hurricane Center provided essential track and intensity forecasts, but how accurate were their predictions?

Trump's NOAA Purge Sparks Alarm Before Hurricane Season

Newsweek on MSN · 1d

Donald Trump's NOAA Purge Sparks Alarm Before Hurricane Season

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) was hit with significant layoffs this week, with hundreds of employees terminated in another round of job cuts spearheaded by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) under the Trump administration that has sparked backlash from many weather experts.

NPR · 1d

Trump administration layoffs hit NOAA, agency that forecasts weather, hurricanes

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration houses key groups like the National Weather Service. Experts warn the consequences of employee cuts could be drastic.

Gizmodo · 1d

Trump Administration Fires Hundreds of Weather Forecasters and Other NOAA Employees

About 10% of the NOAA workforce was laid off, according to some reports, in a move that could kneecap the agency's ability to forecast local and national weather events.

Hurricane hunter among NOAA employees laid off in DOGE cuts

Houston Chronicle · 1d

How will hurricane-prone Houston be affected by DOGE cutting NOAA and other weather service jobs?

DOGE has begun cutting jobs at NOAA, just as a new report from the federal agency shows it achieved record accuracy in tracking hurricanes this year.

Tampa Bay Times · 1d

‘Bad things could happen’: Meteorologist jobs cut after historic hurricane season

Hundreds of federal employees working for the National Weather Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration were among the latest to be cut by the Trump administration on Thursday. The employees ranged from local meteorologists reporting daily weather to hurricane modeling experts.

NBC Miami on MSN · 1d

‘It's not just a job to me': Hurricane hunter among NOAA employees laid off in DOGE cuts

The Trump Administration’s slashing of the federal workforce has hit the National Weather Service and the National Hurricane Center. Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE,

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Hurricane expert shares sneak peek into forecast process month ahead of inaugural tropical outlook

With coastal residents just 3 months away from preparing for the upcoming hurricane season, some experts are well underway ...

2025 hurricane season will start with Andrea. See list of names and how you can prepare now

The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 through Nov. 30. Names for the 2025 season start with Andrea and will end with ...

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Hurricane season is 3 months away. Will it be as active as last year?

The 2025 hurricane season could be different from 2024 because of changing climate patterns in the Atlantic and Pacific ...

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Hurricane forecasters had best year ever for tracking storms. Intensity is a different story.

Hurricane forecasters made big strides in reliability during the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, predicting the tracks of ...

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Trump’s layoffs could hinder disaster response in Texas as hurricane season nears, critics warn

President Trump's firing of employees at FEMA and HUD are raising concerns about the readiness of the government's disaster ...

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DOGE-led cuts at NOAA include layoffs of Miami-based hurricane and climate researchers

Mark Eakin, a recently retired NOAA veteran who ran its Coral Reef Watch program for many years, told the Miami Herald he was ...

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2025 hurricane season | WESH long-range forecast reveals higher than average chance of direct impact in this region

What areas are at the greatest risk of seeing a landfalling tropical system in 2025? The overall signal this year is that the gulf will have a higher than average chance of being directly impacted ...

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To her, Hurricane Helene debris isn’t trash. It is full of memories — and she’s returning them

The tops of dried, bent cornstalks crunch underfoot. Jill Holtz’s gaze is fixed on the ground ahead. She wanders into the ...

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