Hurricane Hunters flew into Invest 97 Tuesday morning and found a closed low-level center of circulation and wind gusts up to 54 mph. For this reason, the National Hurricane Center began issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Earl. Tropical Storm Warnings have been issued for Belize, parts of Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala. As of 12 pm Tuesday, […]
Seemingly on cue with the flip of the calendar, a tropical storm is likely to develop in the Caribbean soon. A disturbance south of Puerto Rico, currently referred to as Invest 97, is likely to become the season’s fifth tropical storm by midweek. Based on satellite data coming in Monday morning, it may even happen sooner […]
Update Thursday 4pm: The National Hurricane Center has identified a second area of interest in the Atlantic. Invest 96 is located 1700 miles east-southeast of the LeeWard Islands. This tropical wave is further west, or closer to North America, than Invest 97, which was identified on Wednesday. Invest 97 has been given a "low" chance […]
[ebs_notification type="alert-info" close="false" ] - Unusually dry air (for this time of year) has arrived - Below average rain chances through Thursday - Typical summer pattern resumes by the weekend [/ebs_notification] It will be unusually hot and dry from Tallahassee to Miami over the next three days. Floridians are no strangers to the July heat. […]
[ebs_notification type="alert-info" close="false" ] - July has proven to be a quiet month in the tropics. - No storms expected in the next five days - Three times as many storms typically form in August [/ebs_notification] Busy Early, Quiet Since Four named storms, including one hurricane, have already come and gone. Two of these […]
It’s hot in Florida. Shocking news, right? In a state where temperatures can easily top 90 from April to October, how a heat wave is defined may surprise you. Many Floridians are experiencing one this week. [ebs_notification type="alert-info" close="false" ]Skip straight to the forecast, or learn how you can prevent heat stroke. You can also listen […]
Early July weather in Florida can usually be summed up in three words: hot, humid, and stormy. This year will be no different. Thanks to a nearby front, the thunderstorms may be a bit more widespread and heavier than normal in northern sections of the state, especially Saturday and Sunday. By Independence Day, however, a […]
Tropical Storm Danielle became the fourth named storm of the 2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season, the earliest in the calendar year of such occurrence on record. The storm is expected to move ashore in northeast Mexico Monday night and dissipate. Flooding rain and mudslides are the primary hazards with the 45 mph minimal tropical storm, and […]
