Fire Prevention Week runs from Oct. 8 through Oct. 14 this year and aims to educate the public about the simple, yet important steps one can take to reduce the risk of a fire at home. This year’s campaign focuses on cooking safety. Cooking remains the leading cause of home fires and home fire injuries, […]

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring an area of low pressure in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico where conditions are only marginally favorable for tropical development. However, this system is expected to merge with a frontal boundary in the Gulf by Wednesday morning. The combination of these two features will cause a large wave of […]

Low air quality levels are prompting alerts and advisories in Florida after smoke from wildfires in Canada is closing in on the Southeast. A smoky haze can be seen over Florida, and it is causing health concerns for residents. Air quality levels in the Tampa Bay area, Central Florida, the Space Coast, Southwest Florida and […]

Floridians are still picking up what was lost a year ago during Hurricane Ian, a deadly and destructive Category 4 storm. Sept. 28 marks the one-year anniversary of Ian plowing through the state, making landfall near Cayo Costa in Lee County. Ian was the third-costliest natural disaster to hit the U.S., racking up $115.2 billion […]

The Climate Prediction Center’s updated weather outlook indicates a slightly increased confidence of a strong El Nino event by this winter. This could mean more wet weather for the Southeast region of the U.S. The forecast is based on observed and predicted sea surface temperatures. “These conditions are reflected in current observations as well as […]

A new app designed to provide updates on disaster supplies and educational resources in the wake of a natural disaster was released this week. “Local Relief” is a localized social media platform bringing communities together during a weather emergency. Founder and Executive Director Heather Hackett had the idea for the program when Hurricane Irma caused […]

The National Hurricane Center has been monitoring an area off the U.S. East Coast the past few days for possible tropical development. This area of low pressure off the Florida Atlantic coastline has now been designated Potential Tropical Cyclone #16. This system is expected to strengthen between now and Friday and will likely become Tropical […]

Potential Tropical Cyclone #16 is expected to strengthen today and likely become Tropical Storm Ophelia soon. Tropical Storm Warnings has been posted for areas off the central and northern South Carolina coast heading northward. The system is producing a large area of tropical-storm-force winds and will intensify further before it reaches the coast of North […]