The heart of hurricane season is here, and the tropics are certainly alive. Three systems of interest are moving across the open waters of the Atlantic. Fizzling Tropical Depression Fiona and budding Tropical Storm Gaston are of little concern, but a much weaker undeveloped tropical "something" - presently referred as Invest 99 by the meteorological community […]

- Tropical Storm Fiona is no immediate threat to land - Invest 99 (behind Fiona) likely develops next week - Some data suggests it could impact parts of North America   A significant development in the tropics may occur next week. Several reliable forecast models are suggesting that a tropical storm or hurricane could form […]

Tropical Depression Six has strengthened into Tropical Storm Fiona. At 5 pm Wednesday, The National Hurricane Center said the storm was located 1480 miles to the west of the Cabo Verde Islands.  Maximum sustained winds were at 40 mph and the storm was moving northwest at 16 mph. Although the official forecast track has shifted a bit further to the […]

75 days in, five storms down, see why the 2016 Hurricane Season may still just be getting started.

It rained for days last week in parts of Florida. The totals are in. [ebs_notification type="alert-info" close="true" ]Skip to this week's drier outlook.[/ebs_notification]   Over 14 inches fell in Panama City Beach!  This storm summary was updated by the Weather Prediction Center Saturday morning, and it including the following amounts for the Florida Panhandle...   Before […]

[ebs_notification type="alert-info" close="false" ] - 6 to 10” possible along coast, 2 to 6” inland (north of I-4) - Heaviest near coast at night, inland during day - Drier air gradually moves in starting Wednesday [/ebs_notification]   It’s not a tropical storm, but the type of rain sure resembles it. And since it’s not moving […]

It rained all day Saturday in Cedar Key. Literally ALL day. A few miles to the north in Cross City, measurable rain had fallen 42 of the previous 72 hours (as of 5 pm Saturday). And this may be just the beginning of a seemingly continuous rain for days in parts of North Florida. Why […]

Since Tropical Storm Colin arrived June 6, it has been unusually dry in much of Florida. July was especially dry, with many locations entering August more than four inches behind normal in the rain gauge. The largest deficits were across eastern sections of Florida and along portions of the Gulf coast north of Tampa.   Much of […]