National Hurricane Center

In a story April 4 about a change in the way that hurricane warnings and watches are issued, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the National Hurricane Center had stopped issuing advisories about Superstorm Sandy because the storm had lost its tropical characteristics. The hurricane center had stopped issuing hurricane warnings but its forecasters continued issuing post-tropical advisories even after Sandy had made landfall. Those advisories did not contain hurricane warnings.

The National Hurricane Center is changing the way it issues hurricane and tropical storm watches and warnings after being criticized over its handling of Superstorm Sandy.