Hurricane News

Despite all the winter storms during the holiday season, it was the Atlantic hurricane season that again made the most headlines this year.

Hurricane Forecasters at Colorado State University are predicting above-average activity in the Atlantic next year: 14 named storms, including seven hurricanes, three major.

The new estimated $16-million state of the art facility opened its doors to the public today, showing off the 41,000 square feet of space in Lecanto.

The past two years have seen a "remarkable" downturn in hurricane activity in the Northern Hemisphere, contradicting predictions of more storms, researchers at Florida State University say.

Fay caused more that $246 million in damage.

The depression is nearly stationary as it drifts toward the north at 3 mph just 40 miles north of Camaquey, Cuba.