How Does a Hurricane Form

Hurricane, Tropical Storm

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How hurricanes form: The key ingredients behind a tropical system

Understanding how storms form helps explain why forecasters watch ocean temperatures and wind patterns so closely.

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Tropical Storm Imelda could form today, intensify to hurricane early this week

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Humberto becomes Category 5 Hurricane, Imelda expected to form soon

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Tropical Storm Imelda forms and is expected to become hurricane off the US East Coast in coming days

A weather system that is forecast to become Tropical Storm Imelda later in the day before approaching the coast of South Carolina as a hurricane early next week was causing disruption in the Bahamas ...

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Humberto intensifies to a major hurricane and is expected to get stronger, forecasters say

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Potential Tropical Cyclone 9 forms near Cuba, Humberto now a major hurricane

Rare ‘Twin Hurricanes’ Could Form Off US Coast at the Same Time

Tropical Storm Humberto formed this week and forecasters are watching a second area for potential development.

Staying Dry Sunday. Watching for Imelda to Form, Bring Breezy Conditions and Rain to Start the Week.

The National Hurricane Center’s latest forecast track as of 8AM Sunday, 9/28 now favors a scenario where the storm strengthens into a Category 1 hurricane (Imelda) by Monday night as it traces the Florida coast Monday. From there, Imelda is expected to make a sharp turn to the east heading out to sea - not making landfall anywhere in the U.S.

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Major Hurricane Humberto could strengthen, but forecasters have bigger, closer worries

Track the latest hurricane forecast updates with USA TODAY's coverage for Saturday, Sept. 27. Hurricane Humberto rapidly intensified in the open Atlantic Ocean on Sept. 26, becoming a Category 4 hurricane after gaining more than 30 mph in wind speeds in just six hours.