- Highest chances in panhandle Saturday, rest of peninsula on Sunday - Hazards include wind damage, hail, and isolated tornadoes - Localized flooding due to heavy rain also a concern   A strong storm system will produce multiple rounds of thunderstorms this weekend across The Sunshine State.  Some of them could produce wind damage, hail, or […]

The title of this story might be one we can repeat multiple times this winter.  Warmer than normal temperatures are expected in Florida for the next three months. This is consistent with the affects of a La Nina that has been developing this fall. That’s not to say there won’t be some cold spurts. We […]

[ebs_lead align="left"] - North winds stay elevated for two days - Chills in 20s and 30s by Saturday morning - Freeze Watch for parts of North Florida Friday Night [/ebs_lead]     Another cold front is moving through Florida, but this one will create quite a chill. Winds were already picking up out of the […]

[ebs_lead align="left"] Over 1.4 million Floridians are in a drought Measurable rain expected Monday and Tuesday Above normal rain also possible next 14 days [/ebs_lead]     Farmers in the Florida Panhandle might be dancing in the streets soon. Finally, a soaking rain has arrived.  It started Sunday evening near Pensacola. The sound of thunder […]

[ebs_lead align="left"] - Latest hurricane on record to form in Caribbean - Would be first to ever make landfall in Costa Rica - Otto poses no threat to Florida or the U.S. [/ebs_lead]   A rare late November hurricane has formed in the southwest Caribbean, with just eight days before the end of the 2016 Atlantic Season. […]

[ebs_lead align="right"] - Tropical Storm Otto forms in southwest Caribbean - May become a hurricane late this week - Otto is not forecast to impact the U.S. or Florida [/ebs_lead]   The fifteenth named storm of the season has formed in the southwest Caribbean Sea. Tropical Storm Otto developed just nine days before the end […]

- Hurricane Center says "high" chance of formation - If named, would be called Otto - No threat to U.S, could impact Central America   Hurricane Season isn’t over, and a new tropical storm may form this weekend in the western Caribbean. Pressures are expected to fall and environmental conditions may become favorable for development […]

  [ebs_lead align="left"] - Temperatures were above normal in nearly all of Florida during October - Drought conditions have developed in areas not affected by Hurricane Matthew - Warm and dry trend (compared to normal) may continue through winter [/ebs_lead]     October was unusually warm in Florida.  Nearly all reporting stations recorded above normal […]