Hurricane Lee to become major Cat. 4 storm

Hurricane Lee will reach major hurricane status on Friday, according to the National Hurricane Center. FOX 35 Storm Team Chief Meteorologist Jayme King shares an update.

Tropical Storm Lee nears hurricane strength

Tropical Storm Lee is approaching hurricane strength and is expected to rapidly strengthen into an "extremely dangerous hurricane" by this weekend, the National Hurricane Center said.

Powerful Cat. 4 hurricane to form this week

All eyes are on Tropical Depression 13 in the Atlantic Ocean which is forecast to become a powerful hurricane by the end of the week, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Named storm 'Lee' could develop by weekend

A tropical wave (Invest 95L) continues moving Westward through the Tropical Atlantic, a secondary tropical wave with high chances for development is directly behind that. Models indicate that the lead wave with a 100% chance for development could become a named storm "LEE" by this weekend, if not before.

System could become future Hurricane Lee

The tropics remain busy. Tropical Storm Gert and Tropical Depression Katia remain deep in the Atlantic with no threat to land. A tropical wave (Invest 95L) remains just off the West African coast.

2 Tropical storms active in the Atlantic

With no threat to Florida, there are two tropical storms currently active in the Atlantic. There are also two tropical waves being monitored. One has a high development chance over the next 7 days

Tracking the Tropics: Watching 95L

Tropical Storms Katia and Gert remain deep in the Atlantic with no threat to land. A potent tropical wave (95L) remains just off the West African coast.

Tropical wave off Africa could develop

All but one tropical system in the Atlantic Ocean will not pose a threat to Florida but one wave that has emerged off the coast of Africa has a 50% chance of further development as the system moves west.

Hurricane Idalia 11pm update: Category 4 landfall

Hurricane Idalia continues to strengthen in the Gulf of Mexico on its way to Florida, where it's now expected to make landfall as an extremely dangerous category 4 hurricane. In the 11 p.m. update, Hurricane Idalia has sustained winds of 110 mph, which makes it a powerful category 2 hurricane. It becomes a major category 3 hurricane when its winds reach 111 mph.

Hurricane Idalia 8pm update: Nearing Cat 3

Idalia remained a powerful Category 2 hurricane Tuesday evening and was showing signs of strengthening with maximum sustained winds at 105 mph. In the National Hurricane Center's 8 p.m. advisory, the center of the storm was located about 155 miles west-southwest of Tampa and 245 miles south of Tallahassee.

Idalia now a Category 2 hurricane

Hurricane Idalia became a Category 2 storm early Tuesday evening on its path to Florida, the National Hurricane Center said, with maximum sustained winds at 100 mph. The center of the storm was located about 195 miles southwest of Tampa and 300 miles south of Tallahassee.