Tropical Storm Ian was located about 270 miles south-southeast of Kingston, Jamaica, as of 11 a.m. Saturday and moving west at about 15 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center.

It's not that often we see a hurricane name so early in the alphabet that we haven't seen anywhere before on Earth. Such is ...

We need to continue to improve the skill of hyper-localized flood forecasts because this is the main way people are dying from tropical cyclones.

For example, hurricane Ian emerged as a tropical wave in the Caribbean on Sept. 23, 2022, before it became Tropical Depression Nine with sustained winds just below 39 mph (63 km/h).

Wind shear (red - strong shear; green - low shear). Shear is typically strong to start the hurricane season: ...

Georgetown Mayor Carol Jayroe has seen a storm or two, like Hurricane Ian in 2022, that left a trail of destruction across the area.