Hurricane Plan: The Weather Authority helps you get ready for Hurricane Season 2026

Our entire Weather Authority team walks you through getting storm-ready for the 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season -- from preparing your home to building your hurricane kit to what local officials do to keep the community safe.

Here are the tools you need:

• Download & Save The Weather Authority’s Hurricane Survival Guide
• Hurricane preparedness: What experts want you to do right now
• Shop now, before a storm: Building your family’s hurricane kit
• How to prepare your home for hurricane season before a storm threatens
• Emergency ready in Florida: What to pack in a ‘financial go bag’ before hurricane season
• Hurricane season prep: JEA urges Jacksonville customers to trim trees, build supply kits

And here’s a look at this season’s forecast -- and what could be coming in the future:

• NOAA releases 2026 hurricane outlook predicting below-normal season
• Are hurricanes getting stronger? What the science — and AI — say about the future of storm forecasting

Also, this season marks 10 years since Hurricane Mathew struck the First Coast. Meteorologist Jenese Harris takes a look back with local survivors:

• 10 years later: Recalling the impact of Hurricane Matthew on Northeast Florida