Current watches, warnings, evacuations and closures for Florida counties as Idalia closes in The National Hurricane Center has issued alerts for Florida counties ahead of the arrival of Tropical Storm Idalia. The cyclone is expected to intensify into a hurricane and is forecasted to strengthen into a major hurricane before making landfall along Florida’s Gulf […]

The National Hurricane Center is now forecasting Idalia to be a major category 3 hurricane at landfall early Wednesday. The most likely area for landfall is from Tallahassee to Sarasota, but to be safe, the entire Gulf Coast needs to prepare for high impacts. Hurricane Watches and Tropical Storm Watches are posted and will likely […]

Tropical Depression Ten has now intensified into Tropical Storm Idalia. The NHC is forecasting landfall as a Category 1 hurricane (winds up to 90 mph) along the Florida Gulf Coast on Wednesday. A slightly weaker or stronger storm cannot be ruled out since we are early in the storm’s evolution and there is very little […]

5 PM UPDATE: 93-L has organized enough to be called a tropical depression. It is now referred to as Tropical Depression 10. A State of Emergency has been declared for 33 of Florida’s 67 counties. This comes ahead of a tropical system forecasted to impact the Panhandle and parts of the peninsula next week. Governor […]

A State of Emergency has been declared for 33 of Florida’s 67 counties. This comes ahead of Tropical Depression Ten forecasted to impact the Panhandle and parts of the Peninsula next week. Governor DeSantis, who signed an Executive Order on Saturday to declare the state of emergency, said that although impacts aren’t forecasted for the […]

A disturbance in the Caribbean Sea that will be entering the Gulf of Mexico is prompting government officials to advise residents of the potential storm impacts they could face in the following days. The potential tropical system over the northwestern Caribbean Sea is producing thunderstorm activity, and environmental conditions are favorable for development. The National […]

This Saturday marks the start of Florida’s second Disaster Preparedness Tax Holiday. It runs through Friday, Sept. 8. The two-week holiday, which first started May 27 through June 9, allows Florida residents to save on hurricane preparedness supplies. In May, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 7063, extending the holiday over two 14-day events. It […]

The National Hurricane Center is now marking a spot from the northwest Caribbean into the eastern Gulf of Mexico with a moderate chance for development. Current data and tropical models are signaling that an area of low pressure may evolve along the East Pacific coast of Central America. It’s important to note this potential area […]