The tropics are quickly ramping up. We are monitoring Potential Tropical Cyclone 1, which is now officially Tropical Storm Alberto, located in the western Gulf of Mexico, and an area with possible tropical development next week that could impact Florida. Tropical Storm Alberto has made a northwestern turn after traveling north on Tuesday. This system […]

It seems like a no-brainer, don’t leave anyone or any pet in your car. But so far this year, 18 children have died nationwide after being found in a hot car. And hundreds of pets die each year from heat stroke because they are left in a car by their owners. While most of us […]

The National Hurricane Center is tracking an area just northeast of the Bahamas where a tropical depression may develop later this week. Global forecast models have been showing an area of low pressure forming in the area north of the Bahamas in the early part of this week before moving inland toward the Florida peninsula […]

While it's not always sunny in the Sunshine state, some Floridans wear their weather stories like a badge of honor. But many with tell you that the tropical downpours from earlier this week got some of the most seasoned natives all wet. 6/12 at 4:10pm: ***Life-threatening flooding*** is now occurring with numerous non-stop reports coming […]

While parts of the country tiptoe into summer, Florida is already in the crosshairs of what is likely to have a summer stuffed with all kinds of weather under the sun. From tropical rains battering South Florida this week, to an early season heat wave just a few weeks ago, it’s a season of extremes.Father’s […]

With severe weather and hurricane season top of mind, now is the perfect time to get familiar with an enhanced product the National Weather Service is experimenting with to help communities stay safe during weather events.It’s called the graphical Hazardous Weather Outlook which is an experimental product that is currently being tested to see how […]

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is watching a disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico that could develop into a tropical system after it crosses Florida and moves off the southeastern coast of the US in the coming days. The disturbance is called Invest 90L. Invest is short for "investigation," and refers to a weather system […]

The southern half of the Florida Peninsula is about to get a deluge that many would think is beneficial for the drought, but it can bring more problems because… the ground is so dry. When the ground is so dry, and high amounts of rain falls, the ground cannot absorb it well. It is just […]