The loop current is an area of warm water that travels up from the Caribbean, past the Yucatan Peninsula, and into the Gulf of Mexico. The loop current will transport areas of high ocean heat ...

The Loop Current is an area of warm water that travels up from the Caribbean, past the Yucatan Peninsula and into the Gulf of Mexico.

The loop current in the Gulf of Mexico is hot and pronounced this year, and it could help feed Hurricane Helene into a Category 3.

The Loop Current is ominously far north this year—combined with other factors, it could make for a disastrous hurricane season.

Wilma and Rita also crossed the Loop Current that year and became two of the most intense Atlantic hurricanes on record. The Loop Current in May 2005 looked strikingly similar to May 2022.

The Loop Current is known to intensify storms because of its deep, warm water, but other factors are at play with Hurricane Milton. Here's what to know.

How did it affect Helene? As Helene moved into the mouth of Gulf, the storm stayed over the deep, warm waters of the Loop Current for around 200 miles, Walker said.

The Loop Current is a warm and deep ocean current located in the Gulf of Mexico. It is fed by equatorial waters that enter the Gulf from the Yucatan Channel between Mexico and Cuba.

The Gulf Loop Current is a large pool of hot water a couple hundred miles west of Tampa Bay. This season it’s looking even more imposing than normal.