There are a few reasons why we aren't too concerned about Rafael.

Rafael moves into the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday night

How rare is it for a strong storm to move into the Gulf this time of year?

At 900 AM CST (1500 UTC), the center of Hurricane Rafael was located near latitude 24.5 North, longitude 85.2 West. Rafael is moving toward the west-northwest near 9 mph (15 km/h). A turn toward the...

Coral reefs are in the midst of an ecological crisis and are at risk of extinction, according to the United Nations Capital Development Fund.

NASA says an astronaut has been released from the hospital after returning from space.

Four astronauts are back on Earth after a space station mission that lasted almost eight months.

Social media posts are claiming another storm is coming

Peter Dodge flew hundreds of missions into hurricanes as a radar specialist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

All eyes remain on Florida and Texas is maintaining its commitment to step in and assist our neighbors as the monstrous Hurricane Milton brought a deadly storm surge and strong winds to the area.

With its mighty strength and its dangerous path, Hurricane Milton has powered into a very rare threat that is flirting with experts’ worst fears.

Another cool front moves through next week

Witness the impacts of Hurricane Milton as the monstrous storm slams into Florida from the Gulf of Mexico this week.

Ferocious Hurricane Milton is charging its way across the Gulf Coast with Tampa and St. Petersburg, Florida, in its sights.

When was the last time a hurricane made a direct landfall on the mainland United States as a Category 5?

Although Hurricane Milton stays away from SE Texas, Florida will see another devasting storm make landfall by mid-week.

Forecasters say Tropical Storm Milton has formed in the Gulf of Mexico.

Another cool front moves through next week

Another cool front moves through next week

Tracking another system in the Gulf next week

Tracking another system in the Gulf next week

Tracking another system in the Gulf next week

Massive Hurricane Helene crashed into Florida’s sparsely populated Big Bend region, bringing storm surge and high winds across the state’s Gulf Coast communities before ripping into southern Georgia.

As Hurricane Helene continues to strengthen while quickly moving towards the Florida Big Bend, people who chose to ride out the storm are making their final preparations.

Helene has strengthened into a hurricane with forecasters warning that the storm would intensify as it crosses the Gulf of Mexico on a path to Florida.

This front steers Helene away from Houston

This front steers Helene away from Houston

From weather watches and warnings to hour-by-hour forecasts, road conditions and the preparations you should make at your home or office - here’s how KPRC 2 can help your family stay safe as Beryl closes in on the Houston area.

A billionaire spacewalker is back on Earth.

Francine is weakening after striking Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane as it heads far inland from the Gulf Coast.

Hurricane Francine has slammed into Louisiana as a dangerous Category 2 storm, knocking out power to more than a quarter million customers and threatening a large stretch of the Gulf Coast with flooding and destructive winds.

Hurricane Rita may not have made landfall directly in the Houston area, but she still left a legacy that Houstonians will never forget.

Here's the impact we're expecting in the Houston and Galveston areas.

Coastal communities in Texas may be impacted by heavy rainfall and flash flooding from the system.

The National Weather Service says a tropical system in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico was expected to strengthen this week into a tropical storm and dump heavy rains onto Mexico and Texas before reaching the U.S. as a potential hurricane.

Tropical Storm Francine formed and was named Monday morning.

While we enjoy our dry weekend, the Gulf tries to come alive

From weather watches and warnings to hour-by-hour forecasts, road conditions and the preparations you should make at your home or office - here’s how KPRC 2 can help your family stay safe as Beryl closes in on the Houston area.

Watching the Gulf of Mexico, a storm may form next week

Tracking two disturbances that are moving toward the Caribbean

Wednesday saw less rainfall in the area, but that looks to change starting Thursday morning as more tropical moisture gets funneled into Southeast Texas from the Gulf of Mexico.

Tracking storms moving into the Gulf next week

Just days after a boy lost his prosthetic leg in the Gulf of Mexico while on family vacation on Galveston, the community has raised enough money to help buy him a replacement.

A couple from Oklahoma survived two nights and nearly two days bobbing in the Gulf of Mexico last week.

A natural gas condensate leak that has been spilling into the Gulf of Mexico just off the coast of Galveston has finally been stopped after weeks of nonstop pollution.

For at least two weeks, natural gas condensate has been spilling into the Gulf of Mexico just off the coast of Galveston. There’s no end in sight.

A massive oil sheen is stretching for miles along the Galveston coast in the Gulf of Mexico.

An entire team of NOAA scientists works to study the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary

KPRC 2 chief meteorologist Anthony Yanez is on assignment at the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary

A voluntary evacuation order has been issued by Galveston Emergency Management Officials for the west end of Galveston Island.

Hurricane Warnings have been issued for parts of the Texas coast as Tropical Storm Beryl approaches Saturday.

As Tropical Storm Beryl enters the Gulf of Mexico, its sights are set on the Texas Gulf Coast.

Beryl has moved into the the Gulf of Mexico and is taking aim at the south Texas coast, after battering Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula.

Happy 4th of July! If you’re planning on having a BBQ for the 4th of July - here’s a quick look at your sizzling forecast!

Tropical Storm Alberto is rumbling toward northeast Mexico as the first named storm of the season, carrying heavy rains that left three people dead but also brought hope to a region suffering under a prolonged, severe drought.

Tropical Storm Alberto, the season’s first named storm, has weakened as it moves inland over northeast Mexico — but not before bringing heavy rains to the parched region and leaving at least three dead.

Storm surge is pushing water into coastal communities as Potential Tropical Cyclone One moves closer to northern Mexico.

The Houston area is expecting heavy waves of rain and coastal flooding due to a tropical system in the Gulf of Mexico, which is prompting several closures across the city.

Artificial Intelligence gets its first test this hurricane season

As we head into mid-June, the Caribbean is waking up - which could mean tropical tropical for the Houston area this week.

The Atlantic hurricane season began on June 1 and it’s expected to be a busy one.

Extreme heat in Mexico, Central America and parts of the US South has left millions sweltering, strained energy grids and resulted in iconic Howler monkeys in Mexico dropping dead from trees.

Scientists say temperatures that have gone “crazy haywire” hot, especially in the Atlantic, are close to making the current global coral bleaching event the worst in history.

The world is not doing enough to protect coral reefs.

Reef scientists say coral reefs around the world are experiencing global bleaching for the fourth time due to prolonged warming of the oceans.

Four astronauts from four countries are back on Earth after catching a ride from the International Space Station with SpaceX.

A 14-foot-long white shark might not be something swimmers want to see at the beach.

A handful of super powerful tropical cyclones in the last decade has a couple of experts proposing a new category of whopper hurricanes: Category 6.

Oil companies have offered $382 million for drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico after courts rejected the Biden administration’s plans to scale back the sale to protect an endangered whale species.

As much as 1.1 million gallons of oil may have been discharged into the Gulf of Mexico from a pipeline system off Louisiana’s southeast coast.

Far off the Texas coast there is a beautiful surprise in the Gulf of Mexico that draws divers from around the world: a stunning amount of coral coverage on undersea mountains.

A federal appeals court has ordered the Biden administration to carry on with an auction of oil and gas drilling leases for Gulf of Mexico waters in 37 days — rejecting arguments by environmentalists.

The Biden administration has designated four tracts of federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico off the Texas and Louisiana coasts for development of wind energy.

Salt water inching up the Mississippi River is progressing more slowly than once projected — buying time for water systems in metropolitan New Orleans that draw drinking water from the river.

President Joe Biden's administration has proposed up to three oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico over the next five years but none in Alaska.

Salt water flowing from the Gulf of Mexico into the drought-stricken Mississippi River is prompting Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards to ask President Joe Biden to declare a state of emergency.

The Biden administration is appealing a federal judge's order requiring the Interior Department to expand next week’s scheduled sale of Gulf of Mexico oil and gas leases by millions of acres.

Storms are ramping up faster and with greater intensity

Tally the turtle arrived in Houston,Texas, and officials determined on Thursday that she is healthy after she travelled more than 4,000 miles from the United Kingdom to make it back home, according to the Houston Zoo.

Dry air has moved into SE Texas

Feeding on some of the hottest water on the planet, Hurricane Idalia is rapidly strengthening as it bears down on Florida.

Tracking a low moving into the Gulf of Mexico next week

The Biden administration has tightened offshore oil drilling safety regulations, including rules regarding the use of “blowout preventer” devices on offshore oil and gas drilling rigs.

Harold formed in the Gulf of Mexico overnight and was expected to move inland over South Texas by midday Tuesday, forecasters said.

Wind pick up, temps drop and watching how much rain falls

Sweltering temperatures are lingering in a large swath of the central U.S., causing misery from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes.

The Biden administration has announced plans for the first sale of offshore wind power leases in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana and Texas coasts.

Some oil companies have expressed interest in bidding to build wind turbines off the Texas coast, which could help reduce emissions that cause climate change but still come at an environmental cost.

Colorado State University ups its hurricane count for the season,

Tropical Storm Arlene, the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, has formed in the Gulf of Mexico.

A private crew is back on Earth after a nine-day trip to the International Space Station.

A giant blob of seaweed creeping in the Atlantic Ocean is headed to the Gulf of Mexico. It sounds like something from a horror movie -- except this blob isn’t eating people.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday that it is holding two virtual opportunities for the public to share input on a grant program being developed to support clean water in underserved Gulf of Mexico communities.

SpaceX’s giant new rocket exploded minutes after blasting off on its first test flight and crashed into the Gulf of Mexico.

This one is making the rounds today---several new studies not only point to sea levels rising but specifically along the Gulf Coast states and southeastern U.S. The Washington Post article, which has plenty of Houston and Galveston mentions, points to one study in particular from the University of Arizona.

A new study says changes in air patterns as the world warms will likely push more and nastier hurricanes up against the United States’ east and Gulf coasts.

A new National Academy of Science study says that 13 years after a massive BP oil spill fouled the Gulf of Mexico, regulators and industry have reduced some risks in deep water exploration in the gulf but some troublesome safety issues persist.

Offshore oil and gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico give off much more methane emissions than official estimates, according to a study published Monday.

The United States is Earth's punching bag for nasty weather.

Meteorologists are warning of a series of severe storms that could rip across America's Midwest and South over the next couple of weeks, with the first and perhaps most dangerous outbreak forecast to strike Friday.