Hurricanes

Record heat is expected across Houston over the next few days as a strong ridge of high pressure continues to dominate our area. We will be near triple digits through Saturday with mainly dry weather. A weak cold front is expected to bring some relief next week on Monday and possibly help to steer a tropical system away from SE TX. A tropical wave in the SE Caribbean is expected to move west and has an 80-90% chance for development over the next 2-5 days. Models are projecting this will move W then NW through the Caribbean then turn north into the Gulf of Mexico next week. Models are disagreeing with where it will head once it reaches the Gulf so it is something we are monitoring closely.

Invest 98-L is in the SE Caribbean and has an 80% chance for development over the next 48 hours and a 90% chance for development over the next 5 days. Models are in good agreement that it will track west through the Caribbean and eventually turn NW this weekend. But after 3-4 days, models disagree on where this system will head and that means everyone along the Gulf Coast should stay weather aware and keep checking in with the FOX 26 Weather Team daily. It still appears a front will dip down early next week and try to steer the system NE but there are several factors that are in play that could change the strength and track of this developing system. Once it gets going, it will have plenty of warm water and a low-shear environment for quick strengthening so it's something to pay close attention to. Fiona is still a major hurricane with 130 mph winds headed close to Bermuda tonight where hurricane warnings are in effect. Gaston is still a tropical storm with 65 mph winds which could bring some heavy rain and strong winds to the Azores.

The tropics are heating up with Category 4 Fiona getting Closer to Bermuda with 130 mph winds. Bermuda is under a Hurricane Watch and a Tropical Storm Warning with Fiona passing just to the west late Thursday into Friday. Gaston is still a Tropical Storm in the central Atlantic with no threat to land at this point. Two additional tropical waves in the middle and eastern Atlantic have a low-medium shot for development over the next 2-5 days. Tropical wave in the southern Atlantic is the one we are most concerned about since it has the highest chance to make it into the Caribbean and eventually the Gulf of Mexico over the next several days. If it strengthens, it would be named Hermine.

The tropics are heating up with multiple systems we are tracking in the Atlantic. Fiona is still a Category 3 Hurricane pulling away from the Turks and Caicos Islands and will get close to Bermuda late Thursday into Friday as a major hurricane. Tropical Storm Gaston formed in the central Atlantic today but is not a threat to the US. Another tropical wave in the southern Atlantic will likely push into the Caribbean and eventually could make it into the Gulf of Mexico. But we'll have several days to watch it.

Officials in Puerto Rico are assessing the damage and working to get lights back on after a major hit from Hurricane Fiona.

We are still tracking Fiona, now a Cat. 2 Hurricane moving away from the Dominican Republic. It brought severe flooding to Puerto Rico over the weekend and is set to hit parts of the Turks and Caicos Islands Tuesday.

After you get the basics in your hurricane kit, you can start adding in other helpful tools and provisions. FOX 26’s Meteorologist John Dawson shows us a large-format multi-tool.

Fiona has made landfall as a hurricane. It's growing stronger and may make more landfalls in the future.

Tropical Storm Fiona is getting stronger as it churns toward Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. What are the biggest threats and where will it head next?

Tropical Storm Fiona remains weak, but looks amazing on visible satellite! Will it get anywhere near Texas?

Tropical Storm Fiona has grown a bit stronger. This cyclone will continue to move towards the East Coast of the US over the weekend.