Severe storms are moving from the west and along a warm front that is approaching the Gulf Coast. There is a tornado watch in effect for Northwest Florida and the Panhandle at least through 7 p.m. Monday. This means that storms could produce tornadoes this afternoon. For Monday, the main threat with the storms will […]
Several rounds of potentially dangerous thunderstorms are forecasted for parts of Florida’s Panhandle and North Florida on Thursday and Friday. According to specialists at the Storm Prediction Center in Normal Oklahoma, these storms could produce all modes of severe weather: Straight-line winds in excess of 60 mph, large hail, and tornadoes. On Thursday morning, mid-level […]
Florida’s hottest months have not officially arrived, but this week temperatures could reach the hottest so far this year, and heat indices could reach the triple digits in places as far north as Jacksonville. Luckily, the heat will be quickly tamed, for a few days, by a cold front that will come to the rescue […]
Sunday May 5th is the first day of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admistration (NOAA) National Hurricane Preparedness Week. The start of the 2024 hurricane season less than a month away and there are early indicators of an active year in the tropics. Seasonal outlooks from the Climate Prediction Center forecast a transition to more […]
According to the CDC, more than 1,000 Americans die due to excessive heat every year. To decrease this statistic, the NWS, NOAA and the CDC have collaborated to provide communities across the country with more information regarding excessive heat forecasts. This week a nation-wide Heat Risk Product was released to the public. The experimental NWS […]
The western Florida panhandle, including Pensacola and Panama City, has been classified as an enhanced risk area for severe storms Wednesday evening by the Storm Prediction Center. The SPC has also placed much of the central Florida panhandle, including Tallahassee, in a slight risk area for severe storms for Wednesday night. Flooding is also a […]
All of the Florida panhandle is in a "slight" risk area for severe storms Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning. A strong storm system is moving through the eastern half of the nation with severe weather impacts likely from the Great Lakes down to the Gulf Coast. Just north of the Florida border, the environment […]
A slow moving frontal system will deliver the potential for some severe wind gusts over 60 mph and possibly an isolated tornado through Wednesday night. Thunderstorms embedded within a large area of showers will continue through the afternoon, but the severe threat will increase later tonight. At that time, Storm Prediction Center forecasters say that […]
