Nexstar’s Tampa-based meteorologists at WFLA track “wobbles,” or small movements, on the system’s path. Those wobbles determine where the hurricane is headed and how much damage Floridians ...

One of the most bewildering aspects of this hurricane was its erratic path. Unlike the typical westward movement of most hurricanes in the Northern Hemisphere, this storm zigzagged unpredictably.

“Debby was a good example that a storm doesn’t have to be a hurricane to cause widespread damage,” he said back in December. “The incredible flooding from the slow movement of this storm did ...

Such projections often change, however, because of the unpredictable nature of hurricane movement. Forecasters said Emily would move away from Jamaica and be near Grand Cayman early Sunday.

But because of the fluctuating conditions involved in hurricane movement, long-range forecasts often change. Hurricane-force winds extend outward about 15 miles from the eye, and tropical-storm ...