Torrential rains over the last 2 weeks, but in particular the last 48 hours, prompted city officials to issue a state of emergency in Fernandina Beach after downpours caused significant flooding that impacted homes and businesses. City officials said the record rainfall “overwhelmed” the stormwater system. The National Weather Service in Jacksonville says this month […]

Francine was upgraded to a Category 2 hurricane late this afternoon. As the hurricane moved inland, it's expected to significantly weaken. But Francine's broad circulation will affect parts of the panhandle over the next day or so. Isolated tornadoes and flooding are the primary concerns. But there could be some minor storm surge inundation along […]

While it’s widely known that September 10 marks the peak of hurricane season, some would argue that the Atlantic basin may have missed the memo, despite the fact that Hurricane Francine is rapidly approaching the Gulf coast in the next 24 hours or so. Speaking of Francine…it's expected to bring the Florida Panhandle between 3 […]

The experimental Flood Hazard Outlook (FHO) is a relatively new tool from the National Weather Service. It highlights the flash and urban flooding risks from current conditions to the next 7 days. It will work in conjunction with current products, like the Excessive Rainfall Outlook. It was designed to portray the potential inland flash flood […]

Tropical Storm Francine was officially named on Monday at 11 a.m. ET by the National Hurricane Center. This is the sixth named system of the season it is forecast to make landfall in the United States, specifically in Louisiana either late Wednesday night or very early Thursday morning, as a hurricane. If the forecast verifies, […]

Flood watches will continue to be in effect across the Panhandle through Saturday evening, specifically for areas south of Tallahassee through Apalachicola westward over Panama City and to p just east and outside of Pensacola. Flood watches and warnings could likely be issued for areas more east across the Panhandle and North Florida overnight into […]

Cars that are damaged from flooding during natural disasters are being sold nationwide at an alarming rate. Carfax, the vehicle history reporting website estimates more than 450,000 cars were damaged in tropical flood waters last hurricane season, that’s about 50,000 more flooded cars from the 2022 hurricane season. So far the 2024 hurricane season has […]

Heavy rainfall has been the norm this week across much of the state this week. The latter part of the week comes with higher than normal chances, especially over North Florida and the Panhandle where the stationary front will be barely moving on Friday. Its main movement will be from west to east dragging all […]