Tracking The Tropics: 2024 Hurricane Season Preview

Prepare, don't panic. The FOX 35 Storm Team discusses what you need to know ahead of the start of the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season. Why are forecasters predicting an active season? What changes have been made to the cone? What can you do now to protect your family and home?

FOX 35 Tracking The Tropics 2024 Hurricane Season Preview

The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season is here and forecasters and meteorologists agree that it could be an extremely active season with the potential for more tropical storms and hurricanes due to weather patterns and warmer ocean waters.

Invest 91L: What is an invest, and what does it mean during hurricane season?

The 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season runs June 1 - November 30, 2023, and there are a lot of terms you may hear or read. Tropical wave? Tropical disturbance? Tropical depression? Tropical Storm? Hurricane? What about Invest? FOX 35 Chief Meteorologist Jayme King explains what an Invest is, and why it's used to describe some systems.

How to track storms in FOX 35 Storm Team app

Download the FOX 35 News app and the FOX 35 Storm Team weather apps for the latest news and weather alerts, especially during the hurricane season. FOX 35's Allison Gargaro shows you how you can track everyday storms, as well as tropical storms, from the FOX 35 Storm Team weather app. Should a hurricane form, here's how to turn on an overlay to see the storm's projected path and forecast cone from the National Hurricane Center.

Hurricane fabric: New way to protect your home

From boarding up windows and doors to sandbags, there are many ways to mitigate damage and protect your home during a tropical storm or hurricane. As technology changes, so do the tools. FOX 35 Chief Meteorologist talks with the owner of Orlando Hurricane Guard about a "space-age" fabric that's now being used to protect people's homes, windows, and lanais.

What would a 'Category 6' hurricane be like?

The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale uses maximum sustained wind speeds to rate hurricanes -- and the possible level of damage they could inflict on communities. Right now, hurricanes are ranked on a five-point scale: Category 1, 74-95 mph winds; Category 2, 96-110 mph winds, Category 3, 111-129 mph winds, Category 4, 130-156 mph winds, and a Category 5, 157 mph winds or greater. Major hurricanes are considered to be category 3, 4, or 5. But, what would a "category 6" hurricane look like? Florida International University is testing the possibility.

Understanding hurricane strengths: Cat.1-5

How are hurricanes ranked, and how much destruction can a category 1 hurricane levy compare to a category 5? FOX 35 meteorologist Brooks Garner explains the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale and why it's used to describe hurricanes.

Wall of Wind: Inside FIU's massive wind tunnel

FOX 35 meteorologist Brooks Garner gets a peek inside Florida International University's "Wall of Wind," a massive scientific machine that generates hurricane-strength wind speeds to test the strength of structures and building materials.

El Niño: How it could impact hurricane season?

What is El Niño, and how could it affect this year's hurricane season? FOX 35's Ian Cassette explains what the weather pattern is, how it could impact this year's hurricane season, as well as the other weather factors meteorologists and scientists are looking at.