Latest Gulf of Mexico News

Rafael dissolves into a low pressure system in the Gulf of Mexico after hitting Cuba as a hurricane

Nov. 10, 2024 20:36 PM EST

MIAMI (AP) — Rafael has weakened into a low pressure system in the Gulf of Mexico after barreling across Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane last week. Rafael weakened into a tropical storm Saturday and dissipated into a remnant low on Sunday, according to the National Hurricane Center...

Rafael weakens to tropical storm over Gulf of Mexico after barreling through Cuba as a hurricane

Nov. 09, 2024 13:32 PM EST

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Rafael weakened Saturday to a tropical storm and was expected to dissolve over the Gulf of Mexico in the coming days after barreling across Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane. Rafael was located 290 miles (470 km) north-northwest of Progreso, Mexico on Saturday. It...

Rafael weakens into a tropical storm as it swirls over the Gulf of Mexico after lashing Cuba

Nov. 08, 2024 22:32 PM EST

HAVANA (AP) — Hurricane Rafael weakened into a tropical storm Friday as it swirled through the Gulf of Mexico where it was expected to break apart after plowing through Cuba, knocking out the country's power grid and collapsing hundreds of houses. On Friday night, the tropical...

In an engineering feat, mechanical SpaceX arms catch Starship rocket booster back at the launch pad

Oct. 13, 2024 13:15 PM EDT

SpaceX pulled off the boldest test flight yet of its enormous Starship rocket on Sunday, catching the returning booster back at the launch pad with mechanical arms. A jubilant Elon Musk called it “science fiction without the fiction part.” Towering almost 400 feet...

Hurricane Milton has caused thousands of flight cancellations, is yours one of them? What to know

Oct. 10, 2024 16:13 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of flights in and out of the U.S. have been canceled this week as Hurricane Milton barreled into the Gulf of Mexico and plowed across Florida — causing many airports in the storm's path to close their doors. And airlines across the country grounded...

An unusual hurricane season goes from ultra quiet to record busy and spawns Helene and Milton

Oct. 08, 2024 11:21 AM EDT

Explosively intensifying Hurricane Milton is the latest freaky system to come out of what veteran hurricane scientists call the weirdest storm season of their lives. Before this Atlantic hurricane season started, forecasters said everything lined up to be a monster busy year, and it...

Hurricane Milton strengthens into a Category 3 storm in the Gulf of Mexico on a path toward Florida, forecasters say

Oct. 07, 2024 07:13 AM EDT
MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Milton strengthens into a Category 3 storm in the Gulf of Mexico on a path toward Florida, forecasters say.

Milton has increased to a Category 2 hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico off Florida coast, National Hurricane Center says

Oct. 07, 2024 05:33 AM EDT
MIAMI (AP) — Milton has increased to a Category 2 hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico off Florida coast, National Hurricane Center says.

Milton has rapidly intensified into a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico and is aiming for Florida

Oct. 06, 2024 14:03 PM EDT
MIAMI (AP) — Milton has rapidly intensified into a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico and is aiming for Florida.

Tropical Storm Milton has formed in the Gulf of Mexico

Oct. 05, 2024 14:35 PM EDT
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Milton has formed in the Gulf of Mexico.