Seasons on Fault and Flood: Atlantic hurricane season, Pacific hurricane season, Wildfire season by region, Tornado season and Dixie Alley, Winter storm season and Atmospheric river season.
Hurricane Simon intensified to a Category 4 storm with 240 km/h winds as it approached Mexico's west-central coast on October 10, 2026, prompting widespread warnings for life-threatening flooding, storm surge, and mudslides.
A tornado struck western Sicily, damaging a school and homes and injuring several people, while Hurricane Simon's offshore track avoided triggering a major catastrophe bond payout.
Hurricane Isaias, with 85 mph winds, is forecast to make landfall along the northern U.S. Gulf Coast late Friday or early Saturday, bringing life-threatening storm surge and heavy rain.
Hurricane and storm surge watches are in effect for the northern Gulf Coast as Tropical Storm Isaias, poised to become the season's first hurricane, moves toward a late Friday landfall with threats of life-threatening inundation and damaging winds.
Tropical Storm Isaias formed in the Gulf of Mexico on October 7, 2026, and is forecast to rapidly intensify into a hurricane, bringing heavy rain and dangerous winds to the northern Gulf Coast by Friday.
Tropical Depression Nine has formed in the Gulf of Mexico and is forecast to strengthen into Hurricane Isaias.
Hurricane Nolo is forecast to cross the International Date Line on October 4, 2026, with 195 km/h winds.
A coronal mass ejection from a September 28 solar eruption is expected to glance Earth on October 2, 2026.
Remnants of Hurricane Polo are driving a significant flash flood threat across the Four Corners region.
Hurricane Polo, a Category 3 storm, is approaching Baja California Sur with hurricane and tropical storm warnings in effect for both coasts.
Hurricane Polo intensified to Category 5 strength on September 24, 2026, as its outer rainbands brought heavy, life-threatening rainfall and flooding risks.
Category 5 Hurricane Polo, with central pressure as low as 892mb, is moving off Mexico's Pacific coast.
Hurricane Polo intensified to a Category 5 storm with 165 mph winds on September 22, 2026.
Tropical Storm Polo is rapidly strengthening off Mexico's southwest coast, with forecasts predicting it will become a major hurricane by Tuesday.
A NOAA report marks the 100th anniversary of the 1926 Great Miami Hurricane, contrasting the six-hour warning that failed residents then with today's forecasts.
Swiss Re Institute warns that a Category 5 hurricane hitting Miami or Tampa Bay could cause over $300 billion in global insurance losses.
Reinsurer Hannover Re states natural catastrophe risk pricing remains technically adequate but expects softening in 2027.
The 2026 Atlantic hurricane season is the most tranquil since 1941, with only five short-lived tropical storms and no hurricanes so far.
Hurricane Lala has triggered a parametric insurance policy for Hawaii's coral reefs, leading to the first payout for damage assessment and repairs.
Hurricane Andrew made landfall in Florida on August 24, 1992, causing $15.5 billion in insured losses and triggering insurer failures.
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued Mesoscale Discussion 2137, indicating a 40 percent chance of a severe weather watch for the eastern Corn Belt and southern Lower Michigan. The discussion warns of damaging wind gusts up to 60 mph and large hail up to 1.75 inches as a cold front moves through the region.
The Nature Conservancy's parametric coral reef insurance policy in Hawaii has been triggered for the first time, following the impacts of Hurricane Lala.
Brazilian reinsurer IRB (Re) has renamed its special purpose insurer Andrina to IRB (SSPE) to align the entity with the group name.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is utilizing cutting-edge technologies to collect and analyze data on ocean resources and habitats, supporting healthy ecosystems and informed management decisions.
According to the National Hurricane Center, there are currently no tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific.
The National Hurricane Center reports Tropical Storm Lala active south of Honolulu and notes a medium-chance (50 %) of a tropical depression forming later this week in the western East Pacific, with no Atlantic cyclones expected.