2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season Preview

Kevin Guthrie, Director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management, speaks alongside Gov. Ron DeSantis at a hurricane preparedness event in Jupiter, Florida.

Here are the 2025 tropical storm names ahead of the Atlantic hurricane season. This year, there are some new names on the list after some names were retired. The World Meteorological Society reuses names every 6 years, but retires some names if they were particularly deadly or damaging.

FOX 35 meteorologist Brooks Garners visits the Seminole County neighborhood where a wind-wrapped tornado touched down in March 2025 -- outside of hurricane season, but still immensely destructive. Homes were destroyed, trees uprooted, power lines toppled, and trees knocked down. With hurricane season starting, tornados are also possible with these storms.

Babcock Ranch, described as the first sustainable community in the U.S., was designed and built to hopefully withstand a Category 4 hurricane. It was built in Southwest Florida. FOX 35 meteorologist T.J. Springer talked with Sydney Kitson, the development of Babcock Ranch, about some of the community's features, and Susan and Bill Egan, who live there.

FOX 35 meteorologist Noah Bergren looks at the number of tropical storms and hurricanes that have come within 100 miles of the Florida Peninsula. Notably, only 3 major hurricanes have made landfall on Florida's East Coast.

FOX 35 meteorologist Noah Bergren and Laurel Blanchard answer your questions about the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season.

FOX 35 meteorologist Laurel Blanchard visits NOAA's Aircraft Operations Center in Lakeland, Florida, which is home to NOAA's special aircraft. Each one -- Kermit and Piggy, specifically -- are named after the famous Muppets characters. The data and observations from these aircrafts help determine the power and intensity of a tropical storm or hurricane -- and better forecast for people to prepare in the days ahead of a potential landfall.

FOX 35 meteorologist Laurel Blanchard explains the difference between El Ni�o and La Ni�a, part of the El Ni�o-Southern Oscillation, and how it can impact the Atlantic hurricane season in the southeastern United States, including Florida.

FOX 35 meteorologist Jessica Dobson explores a new safety feature on cell phones when there is no service -- satellites.

FOX 35 meteorologist T.J. Springer visits SeaWorld Orlando to talk about how the prepares for the upcoming hurricane season, including taking care of its marine life and animals. Do the theme parks close for a hurricane? They have -- and do when a hurricane warning has been issued for the Orlando area.

FOX 35's Tracking the Tropics: 2025 Season Preview looks ahead to the 2025 Hurricane Season, forecasts, and how Floridians can prepare.