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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene slammed into Florida’s northern Gulf coast, Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key on October 9th. The storm packed dangerous Category 3 winds of 120 mph, knocking out power to millions of people in Florida and caused at least two dozen deaths. Milton is the third hurricane to […]
River levels will continue to rise even as sunny conditions prevail across North and Central Florida. A cold front will sweep through the state, at least bringing cold and dry conditions that will help the recovery efforts. A cold front has lost its energy and drapes across Central Florida. But it is attached to another […]
