Hurricane Fred achieved major status with winds of 120 mph earlier today, but the storm is still thousands of miles from land and has begun to turn to the north into a graveyard for tropical systems. The storm was only the second hurricane of the season. A low number, especially considering that tomorrow is the [...]

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 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.

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 [...]