Rain chances are creeping up during the weekend, and more are coming next week as tropical moisture arrives and is likely to produce large amounts of rain between Monday and Thursday. This is not good news for those still in recovery and cleanup efforts. What's going on? A disturbance will move over the Gulf of […]

It's hard to believe that it's been almost a week since Hurricane Helene slammed into the northern Gulf coast packing catastropic category 4 winds. Thursday marks the one week anniversary of Helene's landfall and NOAA has released startling images of Florida before and after the storm. 1 of 2  — FL before Helene.jpeg 2 of 2 […]

Hurricane Helene made landfall late Thursday night on September 26, leaving an endless destruction trail extending for over 600 miles through the Carolinas and the Tennessee Valley and over 120 deaths over the Southeast, including 29 reported as of Monday in Florida. Thousands are still without power across Florida, mostly over North Florida, where Helene […]

Hurricane Helene continues to become even stronger. In the 5 p.m. bulletin, the National Hurricane Center says Helene holds maximum sustained winds of 125 mph and is moving even faster at 23 mph to the north-northeast. As the hurricane inches closer, a catastrophic and deadly storm surge will start along parts of the Panhandle and […]

Helene is now a major category hurricane with maximum sustained winds at 120 mph. The hurricane continues to strengthen and will gain more speed forward. A catastrophic and deadly storm surge is forecast along parts of the Panhandle and Big Bend. Large waves are already slamming against the West Coast of Florida, and waters will […]

(versión en español abajo) Hurricane Helene continues to strengthen as it moves toward the Florida Big Bend. In the 11 a.m. advisory, the National Hurricane Center indicates Helene has maximum sustained winds of 105 mph. It has picked up some speed and is now almost towards the north-northeast at 14 mph. Speed will continue to […]

(versión en español abajo) Hurricane Helene, with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph, is on the verge of becoming a category 3 hurricane as it races northward over the Gulf of Mexico. It is located 320 miles southwest of Tampa and will be parallel to Tampa, but staying about 150 miles west of Tampa around […]

(versión en español abajo) The 5 p.m. bulletin from the National Hurricane Center highlights that the storm surge along portions of the Big Bend coast will be catastrophic and deadly, possibly reaching up to 20 feet. Hurricane Helene is likely to become stronger and very fast, with the possibility of reaching category 5 status just […]