Florida residents and tourists were told to check disaster kits and escape plans as the chances rise the state will get its first hurricane strike in 10 years.

Tiny Hurricane Danny strengthened on its path across the Atlantic and may reach the Leeward Islands sometime Monday.

Heat waves and drought may increasingly have an impact on P&C claims.

A storm-free August in the Atlantic was probably too much to ask for. Tropical Storm Danny formed out of a cluster of thunderstorms Tuesday about 1,600 miles east of the Windward Islands.

The Atlantic hurricane season opened with empty seas and low expectations as two storms raged off the western coast of Mexico.

Subtropical Storm Ana has stalled off the U.S. East Coast after forming overnight, arriving more than three weeks before the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season.

Drought conditions widened across the U.S. as the West saw little rain even as areas east of the Mississippi River benefited from storms.

Its again the time of year when a mix of cool air from Canada, warm moist air from the Gulf of Mexico and a touch of energy off the Pacific can all wrap together to unleash storms across the U.S. Midwest and South.