The first forecast from CSU calls for an above average season for the summer of 2025

Home batteries are becoming increasingly popular here in Houston. People are using them to keep the lights on, the refrigerator running, and the air conditioning humming during an outage, which is what the Wright family did when Hurricane Beryl in August 2024. The Wright family was unaware of the power outage when Hurricane Beryl struck their home in Houston. Their Sunrun activated immediately as the grid went down, ensuring a seamless transition.

It’s never too early to start thinking about hurricane season, at least that’s how KPRC 2's Chief Meteorologist Anthony Yanez sees it.

The Atlantic hurricane season came to an end on Nov. 30.

Social media posts are claiming another storm is coming

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

Through the day today, Helene is forecast to rapidly intensify into a major hurricane before making landfall Thursday.

As Florida residents brace themselves for Hurricane Helene, which is expected to strengthen into a destructive storm, CenterPoint Energy says it's deploying dozens of internal and contract resources to assist in any emergency responses and recovery efforts.

They’re simply known as ‘Hurricane Hunters,’ but the work done by the men and women of the 403rd Airlift Wing is much more than just a thrilling ride.

This front steers Helene away from Houston

Tropical Storm Gordon formed this morning in the far eastern Atlantic. This system poses no threat to land as it moves west.

The National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Francine has officially made landfall in south Louisiana Wednesday.

According to the National Hurricane Center, there is also the possibility of a life-threatening storm surge in portions of coastlines in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi.

The category one hurricane will hit Louisiana Wednesday afternoon

Beautiful Monday before a potential tropical storm moves north along the Texas coast increasing flooding rain and tropical force wind potential.

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

The National Weather Center is now monitoring a region off the coast of Texas that has a 10% chance of development in the next two days. This is the same low-pressure system that has been bringing showers and storms for a week. This system will continue to bring the threat of heavy rainfall and flooding to our coastal areas.

The National Weather Center is now monitoring a region off the coast of Texas that has a 10% chance of development in the next two days. This is the same low-pressure system that has been bringing showers and storms for a week. This system will continue to bring the threat of heavy rainfall and flooding to our coastal areas.

🌧️ **Monitoring Low-Pressure System in the Gulf** 🌧️The National Hurricane Center is keeping an eye on a low-pressure system in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico for possible tropical development. This is the same system that's been drenching our area with showers and storms all week.

The National Hurricane Center has just named Ernesto a category 1 hurricane. This is the third hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic season after Beryl and Debby.

Naturally, with the growing power demand, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that ERCOT will reach another peak. According to ERCOT’s records, its grid has reached peak demand hours consecutively each year. In August 2023, the record peaked at 85,508 MW, surpassing its peak demand from July 2022, which was at 80,148 MW.

Many residents in Texas have been left in limbo after their insurance company dropped them -- especially now during hurricane season.

After Hurricane Beryl, frustrations and angers grew in Texans as millions went without power for several days -- and tens of thousands are still out.

Amazon Prime Day is July 16 and 17th. KPRC 2's Bill Spencer has four things you can do right now to save and how you might be able to get the sale prices without being a prime member.

While many Houstonians are working to clean up after Hurricane Beryl, there is a 40% chance for showers and storms across SE Texas Thursday that might keep us from making progress,

More than a million customers are still without power in the Houston metro area after Hurricane Beryl’s destructive wind knocked out power. Starting Thursday, CenterPoint will give customers estimated restoration times.

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

Hurricane Beryl is making it’s way across the Caribbean, bringing heavy rainfall and gusty winds. Regardless of it’s path or intensity, we can expect to see dangerous beaches through the holiday weekend.

The Houston area dodged the worst of Tropical Storm Alberto, but that doesn’t mean we got away without a scratch.

The first tropical system of the year is missing the United States, but that doesn’t mean we’re not feeling the impacts.

“The intent of a buyout program is to move people out of harm's way."

Nearly a month after storms knocked out power for millions of people across Houston, top executives at CenterPoint Energy are answering your questions for the first time.

We did the shopping for you so you can compare costs.

Hurricane Ian was a dramatically different storm than Hurricane Harvey, which flooded much of southeast Texas. It’s why KPRC2′s Gage Goulding paid a visit to where Ian made landfall to help us better weather a storm.

Houston Mayor John Whitmire emphasizes the importance of community-wide preparedness for the upcoming hurricane season.

As you prepare for hurricane season by prepping for your family, first responders in Houston are doing the same.

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

It's unfortunate but true that during times of crisis like last week's devastating storms, there are scammers who will take advantage of people seeking assistance. The BBB wants you to be on the lookout for these scams, especially as we soon enter Hurricane Season.

Hurricane season is over 90 days away, and NOAA is already forecasting some changes in our El Nino Southern Oscillation, or ENSO for short.

cloudy, chilly and breezy the rest of our Sunday

cloudy, chilly and breezy the rest of our Sunday

Rain could start falling tonight

Tracking a cold front for Sunday

Nationwide, the weather is cooperating for travel. There are only a few areas with storms this morning.

Nationwide, the weather is cooperating for travel. There are only a few areas with storms this morning.

Power Solutions Specialist is giving you the chance to win a hurricane survival kit.

The University of Barcelona collects all of the forecasts and has an interactive page to view them

It takes a lot more than warm ocean waters to create a hurricane

Officials National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association will issue their outlook for the upcoming 2023 hurricane season.

KPRC 2′s Anthony Yanez share some fascinating facts about NOAA’s Hurricane Hunter fleet ahead of hurricane season.

Here are the emergency preparation supplies that qualify for tax exemption during the tax holiday

I’ve blogged about Dale Link’s forecasting for hurricanes before: rather than forecasting HOW MANY hurricanes we will have in a given season, Dale forecasts the likeliest landfalls. His claim is that hurricane strength storms will pass through his forecast zones a little more than half the time. Last year, however, didn’t work out (thank goodness) as planned. Here is Dale’s 2022 forecast, the red areas being the different zones that should expect a pretty good chance for a hurricane:

The hurricane season is here and can, unfortunately, be notorious for endangering the safety and health of those in vulnerable communities, including low-income families in Houston.

Wednesday marks the first day of hurricane season, and experts said it looks like it may be a busy year.

The Atlantic Hurricane Season officially kicks off on June 1 and insurance leader QBE North America offered tips for businesses to help prepare and protect against severe weather.

Seventeen years after Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans, the Army Corps of Engineers has completed an extensive system of floodgates, strengthened levees and other protections.

Hurricane Season is nearly here and we could all use some tips on staying prepared.

Forecasters at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, a division of the National Weather Service, have just released their official hurricane forecast, predicting an above-average 2022 season. This would make it the seventh consecutive hurricane season we’ve seen with higher than normal activity.

Houstonians are always lending a helping hand. On Saturday, volunteers, sponsors, CITGO, and Energy Transfer teamed up with Interfaith Ministries and Meals on Wheels to help those who are homebound.

The World Meteorological Organization Hurricane Committee retired Ida from the rotating lists of Atlantic tropical cyclone names.

If you are getting an early jump on your hurricane preparedness this tax holiday, after all hurricane season starts June 1, these are the top three items, in order of importance I would get this weekend.

KPRC 2 Meteorologist Anthony Yanez spoke with Ken Graham, the director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Hurricane Center

For the second year in a row, we’ve exhausted the list of names allocated for the Atlantic hurricane season.

U.S. government forecasters say they expect the Atlantic hurricane season to be busier than they first thought.

It’s great that summer is here, but that means another major season has arrived, too: Hurricane season.

A Flash flood watch remains in effect through Friday evening for much of Southeast Texas with Fort Bend, Colorado, Austin and Waller Counties added to Galveston County (including the Bolivar Peninsula). A flash flood warning has been issued for Matagorda, Wharton and Jackson counties. Heavy rain is once again expected to kick off more flash flooding near Rockport and areas closer to the Houston Metro.

Hurricane Season is now upon us and with an above normal number of storms forecasted by everyone, we can use all the information we can get about approaching storms! We talk about the models a lot and it’s important to know that the models are only as good as the data that goes into them---”baloney in, baloney out”. So as much accurate, real-time data we collect, the more the models have to calculate and the better their forecast.

June 1, 2021 marks the start of hurricane season

The NOAA is predicting an above-normal 2021 hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean.

For the first time in forever, this year’s hurricane season has a bit of a Disney theme.

Fort Bend County Judge KP George and the Fort Bend County Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management, in partnership with Clear Channel Outdoor, held a news conference to launch a hurricane preparedness digital billboard campaign for the county.

HOUSTON – The storm is expected to weaken just slightly down to a strong tropical storm before making landfall somewhere between Cedar Key and Clearwater, Florida by this evening. It will bring heavy rain, wind and up to a 2-3 foot storm surge during high tide across central and NW Florida coastline. Eta is approaching the central Florida coastline this eveningEta will move across Florida tonight and tomorrowWe might be nearing the end of hurricane season but the tropics are still very busy! Tropical Storm Theta is churning in the north Atlantic heading towards Spain and Portugal and we will likely be looking at “Iota” over the next few days tracking in the Caribbean towards Central America. Busy TropicsTHETA marks the 29th named storm of the 2020 season breaking the record for the most named tropical systems in a hurricane season.

Epsilon is the 27th tropical system of the 2020 Hurricane Season. Thankfully Epsilon is in the central Atlantic and projected to stay in the central Atlantic not threatening the East Coast of the United States. Late Thursday night Epsilon will approach Bermuda as a Category 2 hurricane, but a direct hit to the island is not anticipated. After passing east of Bermuda, it will turn eastward into the north-central Atlantic. EpsilonBeyond Epsilon, there is one spot we are watching in the Northwest Caribbean that has a 20% chance for development.

After Hurricane Delta made landfall Friday evening as a Category 2 storm with winds of 100 mph near Creole, Louisiana, it has continually weakened overnight and through this morning and as of 10am become a depression. Delta weakens to a depression (KPRC)The biggest threat is still rain with 2-4 inches likely along its path with some isolated amounts possible as much as 6-10 inches for the lower Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys. Delta picks up speed toward the northeast (KPRC)WindCameron and Lake Charles, Louisiana, which took a direct hit from Hurricane Laura, stayed on the “clean” side of Delta -- west of the eye. Compared to Laura, Delta is not as strong and not as well-organized. Delta made landfall near Creole Louisiana, only about 12 miles to the east of the track of Hurricane Laura six weeks earlier.

It’s easy to forget that hurricane season lasts through Nov. 30 (sometimes longer) and, after all, the Greek hurricane names are in use. The National Hurricane Center is watching the Caribbean now (still plenty warm down there) for possible development. The orange area below has a 60% chance to develop in the next five days (10% the next two days). NHC forecastOur question, of course, is where would it go from there (if it even develops). Enjoy the fall weather through the weekend into next week and let me worry about the tropics for you!

HOUSTON When it comes to keeping grocery store shelves stocked, H-E-B doesnt disappoints. Theyve been there for us throughout the pandemic, and now theyre working hard to keep stores open during Hurricane Season. As Houston prepares for Hurricane Laura, Lacey Dalcour Salas, Manager of Public Affairs for H-E-B Houston showed us just a handful of items you can find inside the store. As always, theyre doing everything they can to keep the stores open and shelves stocked. And here are some fun items that usually spike during a hurricane: wine, beer, chips/dip, games, markers, etc.

Hurricane preparedness for dogs: Houston puppy trainer shares 5 safety tips | HOUSTON LIFE | KPRC 2Published: July 23, 2020, 2:32 pmYou're probably aware by now that there's a tropical depression in the Gulf of Mexico that's headed straight for Texas. It's a great reminder to prepare ourselves and our dogs for hurricane season. The puppy expert, Stephanie Bennett, owner of Believe in Dog Training, shared 5 things you can do now to keep your dogs safe in case of emergency.

To help prepare for the start of hurricane season, take this quiz on how to best prepare, should a hurricane draw near.

To help prepare for the start of hurricane season, take this quiz on how to best prepare, should a hurricane draw near.

Cristobal continues heading toward Louisiana coast (KPRC)We’re only one week into the 2020 hurricane season and already looking at the 3rd named storm. Tropical storm Cristobal is the earliest a named storm has formed in the Atlantic basin and a hint of the potentially very active season ahead. Chief Meteorologist Frank Billingsley is a guest on this week’s Houston Newsmakers to talk about the expected busy season ahead the best ways to prepare. https://bit.ly/374xDZMConversation with District Attorney Kim Ogg about:Transparency needed in law enforcement“We see too many narcotics cases where the officer was not wearing a body cam. Kim OggWatch this week’s Houston Newsmakers Sunday morning at 10:30amMore Information: ·Frank Billingsley, KPRC Chief MeteorologistKim Ogg, Harris County District Attorney-

Hurricane season is upon us. And really, as is the case with any major storm, winds and heavy rainfall have the power to create some pretty massive power outages. Are you, or would you, consider yourself stocked up at home, in the event of an emergency? Take the quiz below to find out. All of the checklist items are listed on ready.gov as what you’ll need in your basic disaster supplies kit, as well as some additional emergency supplies that the website recommended.

With hurricane season in its peak, here's a look at which decades have seen the most serious hurricane activity over the past 100 years.