Months after back-to-back hurricanes slammed Florida’s Gulf Coast, residents are still facing red tape, delays, and confusion as many wonder if and when things will return to normal.

Ryan Truchelut (aka WeatherTiger) is a Tallahassee-based meteorologist who partners with the USA TODAY NETWORK to provide expert tropical forecasting during the hurricane season. He’s known for his sharp analysis and his witty pop culture references.

The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to Nov. 30, peaking around mid-August and late October because the water in the equatorial Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of America, formerly known as Gulf of Mexico, gets warm enough to help support tropical wave development.

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 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.

Nine months after Hurricanes Helene and Milton slammed Florida less than two weeks apart, businesses dependent on tourism want visitors to know they're open even as construction continues.

Pembroke Pines was born as a city in 1960. But it wasn't until the early ‘90s that it became a boomtown. That's when thousands of people displaced from Hurricane Andrew in South Miami-Dade began new lives in the suburbs of South Broward.

Miami Hurricanes land elite 2026 offensive lineman Canon Pickett over rival Florida, adding a physical presence to Mario Cristobal’s future front.