Cold weather alerts are in place across much of Florida ahead of the arrival of plunging temperatures in time for the holiday weekend. A powerful cold front is sending much of the nation into a deep freeze Thursday afternoon and that front has the Sunshine State in its path. While wind-whipped snow may not be […]

A widespread hard freeze is likely in portions of the Panhandle and North Florida Friday night as an Arctic chill arrives before the holiday weekend. The winter solstice is Wednesday and it appears that Mother Nature received the memo. A powerful cold front is plowing through the nation's midsection Wednesday afternoon, with widespread heavy snow […]

With a cold front expected to hit the east coast this weekend, experts are reminding people of cold weather safety tips ahead of the holidays. An arctic cold front is forecasted to sweep into Florida beginning Friday. The Panhandle and North Florida are expected to see the coldest temperatures, with lows falling below freezing and […]

Two storm systems will bring a lot of wet weather to Florida this week and some very chilly temperatures this weekend. The first weather system brings widespread rain to the Panhandle tonight and tomorrow morning.  That large wave of showers spreads into north Florida and the Peninsula during the afternoon and evening.  No severe weather […]

Rounds of strong and heavy thunderstorms will continue to pass through parts of the Panhandle until late afternoon. Starting early to mid-evening, a line of storms with a damaging wind and isolated tornado threat hits the western Panhandle and the severe weather risk will slowly spread eastward through the overnight hours. There will be an […]

While neither Hurricane Ian nor Hurricane Nicole made landfall on the inland communities of Central Florida, the impacts were devastating. Many neighborhoods experienced severe flooding that destroyed homes and displaced families.

A strong system is expected to bring the potential for tornadoes, wind gusts to 70 miles per hour, and large hail nearly state-wide Wednesday into Thursday. Surface analysis Tuesday depicts a powerful and dynamic deepening low pushing into the Great Plains. Meteorologist Justin Ballard / Florida Public Radio Emergency Network (FPREN) A powerful low pressure […]

A strong cold front is forecast to move through the state and could lead to severe storms capable of producing damaging winds and tornadoes later in the week. Surface analysis Monday afternoon depicts a strengthening area of low pressure in the Colorado Rockies. This area of low pressure is expected to move into the Great […]