Last year, 12 named storms formed after the climatological peak of hurricane season including Helene, Milton and three in November.

Amtrak’s new Mardi Gras Service is back up and running between Mobile, Alabama, and New Orleans for the first time since Hurricane Katrina. The service offers additional stops in Pascagoula, Biloxi and Gulfport.

A quiet period in the tropics falls in the middle of what historically are the most active weeks of the Atlantic hurricane season.

One study, published in February in the journal Environmental Research Letters, found that a plume of hot freshwater, floating on top of the denser, slightly cooler saltwater in the Gulf, could have been key to Hurricane Idalia's rapid strengthening in 2023.

Convoy of Hope, which has now responded to more than 800 emergencies globally, had responded to fewer than 100 disasters when Hurricane Katrina hit.

Invest 98L could become a short-lived tropical depression before moving inland over northeastern Mexico or southern Texas later today. The National Hurricane Center is tracking two systems in the Atlantic basin, according to the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center.

Hurricane Katrina was a major storm when it made landfall in New Orleans in August 2005. It claimed more than 1,400 lives, destroyed entire neighborhoods and caused $151 billion in damage.

We are currently two days from the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina making landfall along the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

Hurricane Katrina occurred August 2005. 20 years later, Angelique Taylor, Topeka business owner shares how she overcame the tragedy.

Twenty years ago, Hurricane Katrina brought devastation to the Gulf Coast, specifically New Orleans. Levees failed during the hurricane, flooding the city and trapping residents inside their homes. Retired U.