The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to Nov. 30. We've amassed everything you need to know to prepare, stay safe during and after storms.

"I'd read something about Koh Samui being like a little Hawaii, and I thought we should go and try it," Wes Moss told BI.

Satellite images early Friday show Saharan dust over the Florida peninsula and the eastern Gulf. What that means for the weekend.

Tropical activity remains quiet in the Atlantic basin, although there have already been three named storms in the eastern Pacific.

More than 78,000 flood claims were submitted in Florida during this period. In Southwest Florida, Charlotte County led with 4,885 claims, followed by Lee County with 4,344 and Collier with 1,063. Punta Gorda had the highest number of claims by city at 1,311, with Sanibel close behind at 1,175.

Along with Saharan dust, rain can be expected to continue in some locations, along with higher temps and a heat index in the triple digits.

A TV forecaster said he was not confident he could predict the paths of storms this year, touching a nerve amid concerns about how federal cuts could affect hurricane season.

Florida communities could be blocked from rebuilding stronger after a hurricane, and more than 44,000 Floridians could see higher flood insurance costs this year if Gov. Ron DeSantis signs into law a new bill designed to help the state respond to storms.

A major project aimed at increasing protections of vulnerable stretches of Florida’s scenic State Road A1A is nearing completion, just as hurricane season gets underway.

A new study by University of South Florida researchers shows warmer, lighter fresh water flowing into the Gulf in the path of Hurricane Idalia may have helped intensify it from a Category 1 to a Category 4 storm in one day.