The center of Hurricane Bill missed the Southern New England coast by about 200 miles – and it’s a very good thing it did. The storm still came close enough to deliver over 2 inches of rain to Southeastern Massachusetts. Most of the rain came from one heavy band that set up in the Buzzards [...]

ABC6 Stormtracker Chief Meteorologist Fred Campagna has hourly updates on Hurricane Bill as it moves east of New England Saturday. Hurricane Bill is accelerating to the north, and will likely pass within 200 miles of Nantucket Saturday night. Check in throughout the day and evening for constant updates on Bill’s position, strength, track, and local [...]

Hurricane Bill is looking ragged again this evening. It will be interesting to see if it can get it together before starting to curve to the north-northeast, but at this rate I’d be surprised if Bill is more than a minimal hurricane in 30 hours. The intensity forecast for this storm was awful. It was [...]

Hurricane Bill is still almost 1000 miles away from the Southern New England coast, but his calling cards – large swells – are already appearing just offshore. ABC6 Chief Meteorologist Fred Campagna takes a look at some of the buoy conditions, and gives another update on the strength and projected track of this large storm.

ABC6 Chief Stormtracker Meteorologist Fred Campagna takes a look at the computer model trend in the past 12-18 hours, and why it is still a very close call for Southern New England. One thing is for certain, Hurricane Bill is going to generate huge waves in the Atlantic. Check out the what Wave Prediction model [...]

Hurricane Bill has had a rough night, with some wind shear and dry air helping to weaken the storm to 115 mph. The storm is still over very warm water, so some intensification is possible in the next day. Even though the intensity forecast has been inaccurate, the track forecast has been very consistent. Bill [...]

After looking at the latest computer guidance, I am more confident in a track that takes Hurricane Bill far enough to our east that there will be very little impact, if any, in Rhode Island, and a minor impact on the Cape and Islands. Bill was not looking overly impressive just after midnight Friday. The [...]

As Bill approaches, the Coast Guard urges people to be mindful of the following safety tips: Stay informed – The public should monitor the progress and strength of Bill through local television, radio and internet. Boaters can monitor its progress on VHF channel 16. Information on small craft advisories and warnings can also be found [...]

Category 3 Hurricane Bill continues to churn up the Atlantic. Tropical Storm force wind gusts extended more than 200 miles from the center of the storm. Seas of 18 ft. were recorded by a buoy 220 miles from the eye. The National Hurricane Center track is well to our east on Sunday morning, but with [...]

Not too much has changed with Bill over the past 24 hours. The storm has weakened slightly, but is still a very impressive hurricane. The storm, while not an imminent threat to Southern New England, warrants very close monitoring over the next two days. ABC6 Chief Stormtracker Meteorologist Fred Campagna has the latest.