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Tropical Storm Fay Forms Far From Land — and the Atlantic Still Has Not Made a Hurricane This Year

By Plainly Now News Desk Published September 20, 2026 Updated September 26, 2026

National Hurricane Center forecast map showing Tropical Storm Fay in the open Atlantic between Bermuda and the Azores, with its five-day track cone curving southwest, far from the US East Coast and with no coastal watches or warnings shown.

Tropical Storm Fay formed near the Azores on Sunday with no coastal threat — the sixth Atlantic storm of 2026, and none of the six has yet become a hurricane.

No Tropical Storm Warnings Are in Effect Anywhere in the US, and Norbert Is Weakening Before It Can Reach Hawaii

By Plainly Now News Desk Published September 14, 2026

Satellite view of a swirling tropical storm cloud system over open ocean

As of Monday, Sept. 14, 2026, the National Weather Service’s live alerts system shows zero active Tropical Storm or Hurricane Warnings or Watches anywhere

No Hurricane Is Headed for California, but Two Pacific Storms Could Bring Rough Surf This Weekend

By Plainly Now News Desk Published September 2, 2026 Updated October 1, 2026

AI-generated illustration: rough surf and a beach warning flag under a stormy sky

Online searches about whether a hurricane could threaten California have spiked this week amid social-media posts and shared long-range weather-model maps

Tropical Storm Edouard Made Landfall in Louisiana, Weakened to a Tropical Depression

By Plainly Now News Desk Published August 30, 2026 Updated October 1, 2026

A large storm cloud with visible rainfall over the ocean near a coastline at sunset

Tropical Storm Edouard made landfall near Johnson Bayou, Louisiana, on Sept. 1 with 60 mph winds, then weakened to a tropical depression and dissipated