One shouldn’t expect a smooth ride through a hurricane, but Milton knocked the Hurricane Hunter crew around a bit as they entered the storm’s eye Tuesday.

A disturbance in the Atlantic is expected to develop into Tropical Storm Ernesto this week as it moves west toward the Leeward Islands.

As of 11 p.m. Monday, Hurricane Hunters have found that Beryl’s maximum sustained winds have increased to 160 mph, making the storm a category 5 hurricane on the Saffir Simpson scale.

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring two areas for possible tropical development, including one area off the coast of Florida that will bring tropical downpours.

Hurricane Idalia gained strength while moving over the Gulf of Mexico but there is a specific term used for this process, rapid intensification.

No such thing as a category 6 hurricane

The National Hurricane Center is tracking three areas in the tropics.

The tropics are heating up.

First all-female team took flight in 2019 for Hurricane Dorian

Zeta is moving toward the east-northeast near 55 mph (89 km/h), and this general motion is expected to continue through tonight. On the forecast track, the center of Zeta will emerge over the western Atlantic this evening. Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph (85 km/h) with higher gusts. A sustained wind of 39 mph (63 km/h) and a gust to 46 mph (74 km/h) were recently reported at Ocean City, Maryland. RAINFALL: The last of the heavy rainfall along the track of Zeta will impact the Mid-Atlantic through this evening.