Flooding Hazards
While large and highly impactful severe weather events such as hurricanes, tropical storms, widespread tornado outbreaks, blizzards, and winter storms typically garner the largest media coverage, significant flooding events occur frequently across the United States. Therefore, FPREN’s team of meteorologists and producers ensure partner stations and their audiences are well-informed about flooding potential and risks, providing live-action and pre-produced coverage and content when significant flooding is occurring. Click here to learn more.
Social Feeds


Latest Heavy Rain and Flood News
-
The science behind the Polar Vortex; could Florida be impacted?
The big winter (and popular) topic is dusted off very early this season as frigid air plunges south next weekend. But what is the Polar Vortex, exactly?
-
Another cold blast for Florida; but first, snow? where?
Chance for snow across the western part of the Panhandle as well as mixed precipitation along I-10. Little impact is expected as temperatures will quickly rise, melting any accumulations.
-
Freezing weather spreads across Florida; warnings, advisories in effect
A fridgid air mass takes over Florida to end the week, but there is more cold weather in the horizon.
-
Guide to winter weather alerts, know your terminology
During the colder months, the National Weather Service can issue a range of alerts across Florida, from Frost Advisories to Extreme Cold Warnings, to help protect people, pets, plants and property.
-
Rain lingers across South Florida, another cold front is on the way for the Sunshine State
Much-welcomed rain continues to fall across South Florida, but we await a stronger cold front that will sweep over the state on Thursday and could possibly bring the coldest air mass of the season so far.