The 2024 hurricane season officially ends in about a week. And according to data from the Storm Prediction Center, this season ranks 3rd for the most tropical cyclone induced tornadoes in a hurricane season, over the last 30 years. 178 tornadoes were spawned from tropical cyclones this year. The 2005 season ranks 2nd with 237 […]
Aside from big storms this week, temperatures will drop significantly, which may prompt the tire pressure sensor light to turn on. The science behind it could help you avoid that trip to the tire place. It’s all about the air’s density. Warm air is lighter, and it expands. Think about a hot air balloon. Air […]
A strong, cold front will bring the coolest air of the season so far across the Sunshine State this week. Before the cold air moves in, the entire peninsula will have to deal with some strong to severe thunderstorms. Not everyone will deal with severe thunderstorms, but much of the state will have rain as […]
Tropical Storm Sara continues slowly, moving toward the west just north of Honduras. Sarah will continue to move barely through the day on Saturday and Sunday. On Sunday, it will start to take a more west-northwestern turn, traveling over the Yucatán Peninsula. Sara will make landfall in Belize early Sunday and travel over the southern […]
(Versión en español abajo) Invest 99L has officially been labeled Potential Tropical Cyclone 19. The National Hurricane Center gives this label to systems that are still disorganized but close enough to land to bring impacts and have the potential to become more organized in the coming hours or days. This allows the NHC to issue […]
Nationwide, the fall foliage season has had a bit of a slow start in the southern states. But thanks to a push of cooler air by the weekend, it might be the prime time to head out and look for those hearty colors that fill the Florida landscape this time of year. FLORIDA FALL FRONT! […]
We’re getting close to mid-November, and the tropics have continued to be prolific. We have a tropical wave traveling over the Caribbean that has a chance to develop as it moves over the western Caribbean late this week. Currently, the National Hurricane Center gives it a high chance for this disturbance to develop into a […]
Versión en español abajo Hurricane Rafael meanders over the Gulf of Mexico, traveling to the west. Rafael landed in western Cuba on Wednesday afternoon as a category 3 hurricane. At landfall, the hurricane has maximum sustained winds of at least 115 mph, leaving the island without power again. Once it entered the Gulf of Mexico, […]
