The risk of winds in excess of 60 miles per hour and hail over 1 inch in diameter has prompted a Severe Thunderstorm Watch to be issued for much of the Panhandle through Monday evening. Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Leon, Liberty, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Wakulla, Walton and […]
The wildfire season in Canada is off to a historic start as millions of acres scorch, sending air quality to unhealthy levels from New England to the Carolinas. Many of the nation's largest population centers have been under air quality alerts since Wednesday as plumes of thick wildfire smoke shift south. There are seven entire […]
The 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season kicks off today with a tropical disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico that will continue to impact Florida into this weekend. The area of low pressure is becoming better organized and now has a 50% chance of tropical formation. Latest data indicates there may be just enough time and ingredients […]
The first tropical depression of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season developed off the Florida Panhandle Thursday afternoon. Tropical Depression Two will bring rounds of heavy rain and the potential for flooding through late-week, especially across portions of South Florida. Parts of the central and southern Florida Peninsula have been hit with rounds of flooding rains […]
A system in the Gulf of Mexico will bring periods of heavy rain and gusty winds to much of Florida in time for the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is closely monitoring a disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico that has a low chance of development over the […]
Florida’s Disaster Preparedness Tax Holiday begins today, May 27, and continues through and runs through Friday, June 9. During this time residents are encouraged to purchase supplies that will better prepare their homes, businesses, and families for the upcoming hurricane season. According to the Florida Division of Emergency Management, the newly signed Florida House Bill […]
The Memorial Day weekend is around the corner and a developing area of low pressure is forecast to bring dangerous surf and high winds to Florida's East Coast. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has an area of development highlighted off the coast of the Southeast U.S. in their seven-day tropical weather outlook. This area, which […]
Experts at the National Hurricane Center have released their outlook for the upcoming hurricane season. Their forecast? A near average season. On Thursday morning, NOAA Administrator Dr. Rick Spinrad said that the upcoming hurricane season, which officially begins on June 1, would most likely contain a near average frequency of storms. Typical seasons contain about […]
