October 30, 2024
Something is trying to brew in the tropics: what do we know & what do you need to know

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a broad area of low pressure over the Caribbean. In the short term, this area does not have a chance to develop. If anything does develop, it will be by the end of next week when conditions become more favorable for a tropical system to develop. The NHC gives […]

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October 25, 2024
For the record: Milton set a State record for the most tornadoes in one day

If you’re keeping score, Hurricane Milton set Florida’s state record for the most tornadoes in a given day. There were at least 46 tornadoes confirmed in the State, that’s more than twice any other day in Florida’s modern recorded history. According to National Weather Service data put out by the Southeast Regional Climate Center, Hurricane […]

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October 24, 2024
Hurrican season is not over: November's typical areas for formation

As we get ready to close off the last month of hurricane season, we start to look closer to land, where storms are more likely to develop. When storms develop in these areas, they tend to turn east, but there are still a few instances when the shift doesn't happen soon enough to avoid land. […]

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October 23, 2024
2 weeks after Hurricane Milton, and many communities are still flooded out

It’s been 2 weeks since Hurricane Milton roared into western central Florida and then bisected the State with hurricane winds. Milton eventually moved off of eastern north Florida a day later. Several central and northern Florida lakes and rivers continue to remain above flood stage. Officials say it could be weeks if not months before […]

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October 19, 2024
Hurricane Oscar just north of the Dominican Republic, track

A tropical disturbance monitored for several days develops into a storm on Saturday morning. On Saturday afternoon, it quickly became a hurricane just north of the Dominican Republic. Oscar is expected to move slowly west and southwest, likely impacting Cuba Monday morning as a category 1 hurricane. As it impacts southern Cuba, it is expected […]

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October 18, 2024
Weathering Milton’s residual impacts: rising river waters & ongoing freshwater flooding

Many Floridians are struggling to regroup after back to back hurricanes: Helene and then Milton, slammed into Florida. Now, several communities that straddle rivers are trying to navigate river flooding a week after Hurricane Milton made landfall. Hurricane Milton blasted some parts of the Sunshine state with nearly 20 inches of rain in a matter […]

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October 18, 2024
Potential Tropical Cyclone 15 forms, no need to worry Florida; here's where it is going

On Friday afternoon, the National Hurricane Center officially labeled the disturbance over the western Caribbean as Potential Tropical Cyclone 15. This label allows tropical watches to be issued, even though the system is still very disorganized. It is close enough to land and threatening more soon, allowing the population to get ready. A tropical storm […]

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October 17, 2024
La Niña winter is possible, drier & warmer winter for Florida

El Niño or La Niña may be present, or not, at any time of the year, but depending on the season, some regions could be threatened by worse weather. This fall, La Niña is slowly developing, and this shift in the pattern is expected to last at least through February 2025. Scientists are not expecting […]

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