In the United States, there is an average of 20 lightning deaths every year. All these deaths are preventable. Florida is known as the lightning capital of the nation. We are accustomed to the summer thunderstorms that typically bring hundreds, and sometimes thousands, of lightning strikes. But storms can happen any time during the year, […]

Tonight: An evening shower or thunderstorm is possible then partly cloudy skies overnight. Mild. Low: 71. Friday: Mostly sunny and hot. Scattered late afternoon thunderstorms. Some could be strong. High: 92. Friday night: Showers and thunderstorms possible before midnight. Becoming partly cloudy overnight. Low: 72.

Today: Mostly sunny and hot. High 93. Heat index near 100. Scattered afternoon thunderstorms. A few storms could be strong. Tonight: A few showers and thunderstorms lingering, otherwise skies mostly cloudy. Low near 70. Tomorrow: Mostly sunny, hot, and humid. High 92 with a heat index near 102. Scattered afternoon thunderstorms.

Tonight: Partly cloudy. A shower or thunderstorm is possible near sunrise. Low: 73. Thursday: Mostly sunny and hot. Afternoon showers and thunderstorms are likely. High: 96. Thursday night: Evening showers and thunderstorms likely then partly cloudy. Low: 72.

Severe weather is expected on Wednesday across the panhandle in parts of North Florida. At the same time, Thursday becomes a bit more active with isolated storms that could turn Severe across much of the peninsula. A weak low-pressure system in the upper levels of the atmosphere is moving over the Southeast, just through the […]

Today: Partly cloudy, hot, and humid. High 95. Heat index near 100. Isolated to scattered evening thunderstorms. A few cells could be strong. Tonight: Isolated thunderstorms early, then skies clearing. Low 72. Tomorrow: A few showers possible before dawn, otherwise partly cloudy skies early. High 94. Heat index near 102. Scattered afternoon thunderstorms.

Tonight: Mostly clear. Mild. Low: 73. Wednesday: Sunny and hot. An afternoon thunderstorm is possible. Storms could be strong to severe with damaging winds. High: 95. Heat index values will be over 100. Wednesday night: An isolated evening thunderstorm is possible. Becoming mostly clear. Low: 73.

Early Tuesday morning, the National Hurricane Center began tracking the first tropical storm of the season. Tropical Storm Andrea developed from an area of low pressure located between Bermuda and the Azores. Early morning estimates of the storm’s winds show that sustained winds have increased to 40 miles per hour, just over the minimum threshold […]