Severe Weather

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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.

Source: NOAA Weather Prediction Center

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Latest Severe Weather News

4th of July in Florida: no independence from the heat, humidity

Florida will not be setting new hot records, but it will be extremely humid, and the temperatures will feel above 100 F every afternoon throughout the holiday weekend. How about the rain? There are some marine hazards too!
Low chance for tropical storm formation east of Florida

The remnants of a cold front could leave enough energy behind over the western Atlantic to ignite tropical storm activity east of Florida. What are the chances of this system developing, and where could it go?
Drought improves, but June has been mostly dry; weekend scorcher

Drought conditions are improving across many areas in Florida, but temperatures are about to soar, and chances of storms become more limited this weekend. Also, Saharan dust could be making the skies hazy.
Florida's forecast heats up, but first a front inches closer

A stationary front increases rain coverage across parts of Florida through the end of this week, while a high-pressure system builds just in time for the weekend, bringing temperatures near record heat or breaking records.
Florida's heat ramps up, with most of the state feeling +105ºF, storms too!

On Thursday, temperatures were already hot across much of the Florida Peninsula, with roughly two-thirds of the state under a Heat Advisory. Not only were air temperatures high, but the combination of heat and humidity pushed heat index values as high as 110°F in some locations.