The tropics remain quiet on Saturday, Oct.17 and tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the next seven days for the Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf, according to the latest update from the National Hurricane Center in Miami,

Trudy strengthened into a hurricane on Thursday and is on track to become a major hurricane by Friday, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Even as conditions are quiet across the Atlantic, Florida has a history of late season surprises that keeps forecasters alert.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declared public health emergencies in Florida and Alabama Wednesday following Hurricane Isaias, building on emergency declarations President Trump issued for both states Oct. 9.

It was the first Atlantic hurricane of the season, and the first to hit the mainland United States in two years.

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Hurricane season runs from June 1 st to November 30 th with its peak in mid-September. However, most of the Gulf storms take place in October. Think of Hurricane Opal (1995), Hurricane/Superstorm Sandy (2012), Hurricane Michael (2018), and Hurricane Milton (2024) just to name a few.

When you’ve weathered enough hurricane seasons, you learn a few tricks.

Concerns about the state’s immigration dragnet may keep the itinerant labor force at home, threatening Hurricane Isaias recovery efforts.