It's been more than 2 weeks since Debby smashed into Florida's Big Bend and triggered a life threatening storm surge, widespread flash floods, massive power outages and spawned multiple tornadoes. In Debby's week-long tenure along the eastern United States, it caused more than a billion dollars in damages along the Atlantic Seaboard and was directly […]
If you have an app downloaded that uses National Weather Services alerts you might receive a test alert about a tsunami at or around 3 p.m. Eastern Time on August 20. This is just a routine communications test for the East and Gulf Coast states. There is nothing to worry about, there is no tsunami […]
This weekend marks the unofficial end of summer across many parts of Florida as kids head back to school. So, a prime spot along our beaches will be at a premium this weekend. But, area lifeguards warn that distant Hurricane Ernesto will continue to kick up high seas and dangerous rip currents as families squeeze […]
A rare cold front is pushing through Florida and we can expect the humidity to drop a tad across much of the state. Keep in mind we’re still in summer, so temperatures will be hot. But at least those heat advisories will take a break just in time for the weekend. For North Florida, the […]
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has released a new experimental forecast cone for storms. And it’s the most significant change to the forecast track since 2017. The new cone includes inland watches and warnings to highlight the inland risk of damaging wind gusts from landfalling tropical systems. The image below is an example of how […]
Ernesto has gained strength as it moves away from the Caribbean. Ernesto has left over half a million customers without electricity in Puerto Rico. The rainbands will continue to brush over the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico through Thursday afternoon or early evening. Ernesto is in a favorable area to continue strengthening and is likely […]
If you’ve ever lived in Florida for a good chunk of time, you probably remember this day 20 years ago, especially if you were in the cross-hairs of Hurricane Charley that day. Hurricane Charley would be one in 5 tropical systems that directly impacted Florida over the course of 6 weeks. Charley made landfall as […]
There is another tropical system brewing in the Atlantic. It is located just under 500 miles east of the Lesser Antilles. The great news is that it is not forecast to impact the continental U.S. directly, and that includes our Sunshine State. Potential Tropical Cyclone Five moves rapidly to the west, but it will be […]
