Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Decades of improvements in tropical cyclone forecasting have led to slimmer and more accurate hurricane track cones with this year ...

When a hurricane threatens land, one of the most familiar images you’ll see on weather maps is the “cone of uncertainty.” This cone shows the probable path of the storm’s center based on forecast ...

The National Hurricane Center is introducing a slate of updates ahead of the Atlantic hurricane season kickoff on June 1. Forecasters work to improve their forecasting and warning products every year.

The cone represents the probable track of the storm's center, with a 66% chance of it staying within the cone. Misinterpretations of the cone include assuming all impacts will occur within its ...