[ver en español abajo] The National Hurricane Center has officially named the system located over the western Caribbean. Tropical storm Helene is moving slowly toward the Yucatán Peninsula, but it’s expected to make a left hook toward Florida. Florida should prepare for a Thursday evening landfall of a major category hurricane. Tropical Storm Helene has […]

(For Spanish see below) The National Hurricane Center has kept the label of Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine on the system located over the western Caribbean. In the latest advisory at 5 PM Eastern Time, the disturbance continues to strengthen and is expected to strengthen further and significantly during the next 24 to 48 hours. The […]

Now that Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine has formed, it is expected to intensify over the next few days, according to the National Hurricane Center. The forecast calls for it to become Tropical Storm Helene by Tuesday morning. Tropical Storm Warnings and Hurricane Watches have been issued for portions of Mexico and Cuba. Because there is […]

As we start autumn, we are looking at a system that will gradually strengthen over the western Caribbean as it slowly travels northward. The National Hurricane Center gives it an 80 percent chance of development in the next 7 days and a 50 percent chance of development during the next 2 days. Now that there […]

There’s a popular saying if you live in a hurricane prone area: “hurricane season is a marathon, not a sprint”. And if you check the pulse of spectators on social media, you would get the sense that the marathon is particularly long this year. Don’t get tropics fatigue with this one…lots to watch, but nothing […]

It's been an incredibly busy week with strong storms, specifically across South Florida, where there is plenty of instability and lots of moisture at bay. The pattern is starting to shift as the trough will finally move away from the region and drier air will filter across much of the state. Good evening! Although rainfall […]

It’s been a tough summer for many coastal parts of Florida's coastline due to a series of tropical systems, trapped tides and now the “King” tides are adding to enhance the rough beach conditions. The king tide is the highest predicted high tide of the year at a coastal location. King tides happen twice a […]

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 […]