On Monday at 5:10 p.m. the NWS Newport/Morehead City NC issued a tropical cyclone statement in effect until Tuesday at 1:15 a.m. The statement is for East Carteret, Northern Outer Banks, Ocracoke Island and Hatteras Island.

Hurricane Erin lashes Bahamas and Turks and Caicos with winds, rain, and flooding as forecasters track a new Atlantic tropical threat.

Hurricane - The term for tropical cyclones in either the Atlantic or Eastern Pacific basins which have maximum sustained winds of at least 74 mph.

The National Weather Service in Honolulu said the high-pressure ridge north of the state will weaken over the next several days as the remnants of former Tropical Cyclone Gil pass just north of the islands Wednesday and Thursday. That will bring warm, humid conditions and increased showers.

More information: Alwin Andriel L. Bathan et al, Influence of tropical cyclones, southwest monsoon, and tropical cyclone-enhanced southwest monsoon on rainfall variability over the western coast ...

Three named storms have formed so far this season, and experts are tracking a disturbance that could become the fourth.

Tropical Storm Henriette has rapidly strengthened into a hurricane in the central Pacific Ocean with further strengthening expected but poses no threat to land.

HONOLULU (AP) — Two tropical cyclones were swirling across the ocean southeast ... the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said. No coastal watches or warnings were in effect. Iona is expected to strengthen and become a major hurricane Tuesday ...

Erin is the first hurricane to develop over the Atlantic this year, and meteorologists are closely tracking its path and forecast.