Neil Frank, a former head of the National Hurricane Center credited with working to increase the country’s readiness for major storms, has died ...

Neil L. Frank succeeded the retired Robert Simpson as director of the National Hurricane Center in 1974. During his tenure, ...

The National Hurricane Center continues to monitor two areas in the Atlantic for possible tropical development. The first area is located near Florida and has a low chance of development. Regardless ...

For the first time in its 70 years of existence, the National Hurricane Center incorporated AI weather model guidance in its ...

At 8 a.m., there were no disturbances on the National Hurricane Center's tropical outlook map and no tropical cyclone activity was expected over the next seven days. Six hours later, a tropical wave ...

Tropical Storm Jerry is expected to become a hurricane by the weekend. As Tropical Storm Jerry continues to strengthen as it approaches the Caribbean, the National Hurricane Center is also tracking a ...

Hurricane Melissa is currently a Category 1 storm with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph as it's "starting to accelerate northeastward over the Bahamas," the National Hurricane Center said. Melissa ...

Hurricane Imelda is moving away from Bermuda but continues to cause dangerous beach conditions along the U.S. East Coast. The National Hurricane Center is monitoring two new tropical disturbances, one ...

The Atlantic tropics are currently clear of any named storms, with no new activity expected in the next seven days. While the 2025 season has been active with four major hurricanes, Florida has not ...

Former director of the National Hurricane Center and longtime KHOU Chief Meteorologist Neil Frank has died.

SEES THE SHUTDOWN WILL LAST. BUT WE BEGIN OUR 9:00 HOUR WITH BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW. HURRICANE MELISSA WAS GRINDING ACROSS CUBA AS A CATEGORY TWO STORM AFTER GOING THROUGH JAMAICA AS ONE OF THE ...

Dr. Frank was part of our KHOU 11 family for more than two decades. He was a pioneer in hurricane forecasting.