Severe Weather

Watching Closely

Severe weather takes many forms across the United States, and Florida sees many of these — including devastating hurricanes and tropical storms, thunderstorms with dangerous lightning, hail and high winds, tornadoes, flooding, and more. At the core of FPREN’s service to the state of Florida is a focus on making sure that public broadcasting’s listeners and viewers have access to the latest severe weather information regardless of what media platform they use to connect to their public media organization. FPREN’s “Florida Storms” mobile app, a free download available to all, is a key tool that allows listeners to stay up to date with the latest storm information — including evacuation and shelter information, forecast storm tracks, and the latest official social media releases and information as provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service, National Hurricane Center, and other official government agencies.

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Latest Severe Weather News

Storms return to Florida & some could be strong to severe on Sunday and Monday

Severe storms are forecast to end the weekend and start the week. Make sure to have at least three ways of receiving weather alerts. Damaging winds, large hail, and an isolated tornado are possible.
99 percent of Florida is in a drought; severe drought coverage nearly quadrupled in a week

The drought in Florida continues to worsen. There is only a fringe area in the extreme western Panhandle that is not experiencing drought, and the worst drought levels affect parts of Central and South Florida.
Florida drought update: it's worse! Here's the outlook

A weekly review has been released. About ninety-four percent of Florida is under a drought, with new extreme drought spots in parts of Central Florida.
The science behind rip currents

Rip currents are silent killers. These fast-moving channels of water can reach speeds of 1 to 2 feet per second, but have been measured as high as 8 feet per second.
Drought worsens in Florida, year-to-date rain totals; tips to conserve water

The drought is showing signs of expansion across the Panhandle, the only area that is not currently experiencing a drought. At the same time, other parts of the Peninsula have received only a fraction of the average rainfall so far this year—time to conserve water even more.