The National Oceanic and Atmospheric agency is forecasting a range of 13 to 19 total named storms during the Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 through November.

The homeland security officials will replace several longtime FEMA leaders, marking an inflection point in the Trump administration’s takeover of the disaster relief agency.

The National Hurricane Center has started tracking a tropical wave west off of the African coast just weeks ahead of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. It’s common to see tropical waves ahead of hurricane season, and this system is nothing out of the ordinary.

The Atlantic hurricane season gets underway on Sunday, June 1, and forecasters are concerned that it will be similar to the 2024 season, which was one of the most devastating and costliest on record.

FOX 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg talks with Dr. Michael Brennan, director of the National Hurricane Center about the challenges predicting what will happen in the 2025 hurricane season.

A project to pump sand onto Carolina and Kure beaches was supposed to happen this past winter, but rising costs mean it will now start this fall.